Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
590 FNUS63 KABR 172057 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 257 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 .DISCUSSION... Rain will continue to spread across the area tonight, with little to no precipitation near the North Dakota and South Dakota border. The highest amounts of precipitation will be from from Highmore and Gettysburg east through Watertown and Clear Lake, with amounts of 0.3 to 0.75 inches. Cold air moving in early Tuesday morning will result in a wintry mix of rain and snow over east central South Dakota, and even a light icing of freezing rain over the eastern slopes of the Prairie Coteau from near Summit through South Shore. Relative humidity values Tuesday will remain above 60 percent, with winds around 10 mph or less. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-018>023-181100- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, and Clear Lake 257 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 /157 PM MST Mon Nov 17 2025/ ...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 Tuesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ SDZ015>017-033>037-045-048-051-181100- Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman- Buffalo- Including the cities of Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 257 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 /157 PM MST Mon Nov 17 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Tuesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$