Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
683 FNUS63 KABR 210931 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 331 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025 .DISCUSSION... Fog will continue over mainly central South Dakota this morning, with pockets of dense freezing fog where visibilities fall below half a mile. Areas of dense fog have the potential to create a light icing on vehicles and roadways. An area of high pressure overhead will slowly exit across Minnesota this afternoon as winds will be out of a southerly direction at 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity values will range from 50 to 70 percent this afternoon, lowest over far northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota. Our next chance of light precipitation will be late Monday night through Tuesday. Much cooler air will move in Tuesday, with any light rain transitioning to light snow during the day. Winds out of the northwest are forecast to gust 35 to 45 mph Tuesday afternoon across South Dakota. If drier conditions prevail, Grassland Fire Danger Index values could rise into the high to potentially very high categories Tuesday afternoon. SDZ003>007-009-010-033-035-036-045-048-212345- Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Walworth-Edmunds-Stanley- Hughes-Hyde-Jones-Lyman- Including the cities of McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Fort Pierre, Pierre, Highmore, Murdo, and Kennebec 331 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025 /231 AM MST Fri Nov 21 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 Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ008-011-015>023-034-037-051-212345- Traverse-Big Stone-Roberts-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark- Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Sully-Hand-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Sisseton, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Onida, Miller, and Fort Thompson 331 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025 /231 AM MST Fri Nov 21 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$ 06