Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
529 FNUS63 KABR 010740 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 140 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 .DISCUSSION... Light rain or drizzle will continue this morning over northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota. Relative humidity will remain over 60 percent through at least Monday. A large area of low pressure will shift southwest to northeast across the area Monday before exiting across Minnesota Monday night. Steady widespread moderate rain will be the result late Sunday evening through early Tuesday. There is a 55 to 80 percent chance of receiving 2 inches or more rain by Tuesday afternoon over portions of northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota. The lightest rainfall amounts, totaling generally less than an inch are forecast west of a line from Mobridge to Eagle Butte. SDZ009-015-016-033>036-045-048-012145- Walworth-Dewey-Potter-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Jones-Lyman- Including the cities of Mobridge, Isabel, Gettysburg, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Murdo, and Kennebec 140 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 /140 AM MDT 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. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ003>008-010-011-017>023-037-051-012145- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Edmunds-Day-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Hand- Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Ipswich, Webster, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Miller, and Fort Thompson 140 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 /140 AM MDT Sun Nov 1 2026/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Monday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$