Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
556 FNUS63 KABR 191013 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 413 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 .DISCUSSION... Other than a 20 percent chance of light rain of less than 0.05 inches over north central South Dakota through late this morning, dry weather is forecast through at least Tuesday of next week. Patchy fog is expected over the Prairie Coteau, the higher elevation area of northeastern South Dakota, into mid morning. Visibility is forecast to be around a mile or greater, with localized dense fog possible. The lowest visibility will be near sunrise Wednesday. High relative humidity values remain in place through at least Friday. Relative humidity values this afternoon will be at or above 60 percent. Winds during the day Wednesday will be variable at 10 mph or less over north central South Dakota, but be out of a southerly direction with gusts of 15 to 20 mph across the rest of the forecast area. SDZ006>008-011-045-048-200015- Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Jones-Lyman- Including the cities of Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Webster, Murdo, and Kennebec 413 AM CST Wed Nov 19 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 Thursday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ003>005-009-010-015>023-033>037-051-200015- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey- Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully- Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Mobridge, Ipswich, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, and Fort Thompson 413 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 /313 AM MST Wed Nov 19 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Thursday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$