Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
895 FNUS63 KABR 230838 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 238 AM CST Sun Nov 23 2025 .DISCUSSION... A trough of low pressure will push across western and central South Dakota during the day today. Dry weather will continue. While winds will be generally less than 10 mph over central South Dakota, they will be out of the south to southwest with gusts of 20 to 30 mph over eastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota this afternoon. The strongest winds will be over and just east of the Prairie Coteau. Relative humidity values will fall to 35 to 50 percent, lowest over the east of the Prairie Coteau and over south central South Dakota. Increased moisture will move in Monday and remain through the rest of the week. After light winds around 10 mph an hour Monday, they will increase Monday night, with winds out of the northwest on Tuesday gusting 30 to 50 mph. The strongest winds will be over central South Dakota. Temperatures will be falling through the day Tuesday. While there is a chance of precipitation, little to no precipitation is expected over south central South Dakota, where some of the strongest winds are forecast. This will result in high to potentially very high Grassland Fire Danger Index values over portions of central South Dakota. SDZ021-023-232245- Grant-Deuel- Including the cities of Milbank and Clear Lake 238 AM CST Sun Nov 23 2025 ...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 Monday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-016>020-022-035>037-045-048-051-232245- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Hamlin- Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Hayti, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 238 AM CST Sun Nov 23 2025 /138 AM MST Sun Nov 23 2025/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Monday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to moderate category. $$ SDZ015-033-034-232245- Dewey-Stanley-Sully- Including the cities of Isabel, Fort Pierre, and Onida 238 AM CST Sun Nov 23 2025 /138 AM MST Sun Nov 23 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 Monday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ 06