Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
386 FNUS63 KABR 012018 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 218 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 .DISCUSSION... The high relative humidity weather will continue, staying mainly above 60 percent through the work week. Low pressure will shift across Colorado and Nebraska Monday morning, with light rain over central South Dakota becoming moderate and expanding across northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota early Monday morning. The steady rain will become more scattered and spotty Monday afternoon as the low pressure system shifts across northeastern South Dakota. A few rumbles of thunder will be possible. The light rain will fill back in Monday night. Most of the rain will fall Monday morning, with rain continuing into Tuesday. There is a 25 to 40 percent chance of 3 inches or more rain through Tuesday, and an 80 percent chance of 2 inches or more from south central to northeastern South Dakota. Strong winds will move in as the area of low pressure exits into Minnesota later Monday. Winds out of the north will gust 45 to 55 mph late Monday afternoon into Monday evening near and west of the Missouri River, and linger over portions of south central South Dakota into Tuesday afternoon. SDZ016-033>035-045-048-021030- Potter-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Jones-Lyman- Including the cities of Gettysburg, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Murdo, and Kennebec 218 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 /118 PM MST Sun Nov 1 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 Monday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015-017>023-036-037-051-021030- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin- Deuel-Hyde-Hand-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Highmore, Miller, and Fort Thompson 218 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 /118 PM MST Sun Nov 1 2026/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Monday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$