Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
244 FNUS63 KABR 040721 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 221 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026 .DISCUSSION... Areas east of the James river will have winds out of the northeast this morning turning to be from the east southeast this afternoon and evening. These winds could gust up around 15 to 20 mph. The minimum relative humidity this afternoon will be between 38 to 50 percent over this area. Areas to the west of the James river will see easterly winds this morning turn to be from the southeast this afternoon and evening. These winds will gust a bit stronger in the afternoon than areas to the east, with gusts of 20 to 35 mph. The strongest of these gusts will be in area west of the Missouri River. While these stronger winds do raise some fire weather concerns, the moisture moving into this area will help to ease the concerns slightly. The minimum relative humidity this afternoon will be between 30 to 45 percent. It might be harder for something to ignite in these conditions, but if it does, than the stronger winds could make it difficult to control or suppress. There are lower chances for showers and storms to form this afternoon through the overnight hours due to the warmer temperatures making it harder for them to develop and stay alive. There could be some showers and storms try to develop and then die off fairly quickly, creating pulse showers and storms. These storms could have dry lightning depending on if the rain reached the ground or not as well as some gusty winds as the storms die off. SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033-034-042130- Corson-Campbell-Walworth-Dewey-Potter-Stanley-Sully- Including the cities of McIntosh, Herreid, Mobridge, Isabel, Gettysburg, Fort Pierre, and Onida 221 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026 /121 AM MDT Fri Sep 4 2026/ ...HIGH FIRE DANGER... Unfavorable weather conditions and low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is high potential for a fire to spread. Outdoor burning should be restricted to early morning or evening hours when wind speeds are usually lower and the relative humidity is higher. The outlook for Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$ SDZ005-010-017-035>037-045-048-051-042130- McPherson-Edmunds-Faulk-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Eureka, Ipswich, Faulkton, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 221 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026 ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-042130- Traverse-Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Spink-Clark-Codington- Grant-Hamlin-Deuel- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Webster, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, and Clear Lake 221 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 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 Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to moderate category. $$