Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
384 FNUS63 KABR 300722 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 222 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .DISCUSSION... Patchy to areas of fog this morning mainly around and east of the James River, spreading into south central SD. Visibilities may fall to a mile or less. Drier weather will take hold today as an area of high pressure builds in through Friday. Relative humidity values this afternoon will fall into the 35 to 50% range across the forecast area. Winds will be out of the west to northwest today at 10 to 15 mph, gusting up to 20 mph with the exception of some 25 mph wind gusts along the ND border and the northern portion of the Prairie Coteau/Sisseton Hills. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-302130- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant- Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 222 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026 /122 AM MDT Wed Sep 30 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 Thursday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$