Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
651 FNUS63 KABR 300716 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 216 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 .DISCUSSION... Minimum afternoon relative humidity today will generally remain above 60 percent around and east of the James River, and above70 percent to the west. This afternoon, the majority of the forecast area will see southeasterly gusts of 20 to 30 mph, the only exclusion being right down the James Valley and the eastern side of the Sisseton Hills into west central MN. Similar gusts are expected Saturday and will fill in along the James River. With the showers Saturday, minimum RH during the afternoon will struggle to fall below 70 percent. Grassland Fire Danger today remains Low for most areas today with portions of south central and east central SD pushing into the Moderate category. SDZ009-015-016-018-019-022-033>036-045-048-302130- Walworth-Dewey-Potter-Spink-Clark-Hamlin-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde- Jones-Lyman- Including the cities of Mobridge, Isabel, Gettysburg, Redfield, Clark, Hayti, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Murdo, and Kennebec 216 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 /116 AM MDT Fri Oct 30 2026/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ003>008-010-011-017-020-021-023-037-051-302130- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Edmunds-Day-Faulk-Codington-Grant-Deuel-Hand-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Ipswich, Webster, Faulkton, Watertown, Milbank, Clear Lake, Miller, and Fort Thompson 216 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 /116 AM MDT Fri Oct 30 2026/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$