Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
390 FNUS63 KABR 012011 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 311 PM CDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .DISCUSSION... Our very warm and mainly dry trend will continue through at least Saturday, with high temperatures in the 80s across much of the region. Winds will continue to slowly diminish into Thursday morning, and remain light through much of the day, while increasing out of the south 10 to 15 mph west of the Missouri River in the afternoon. Drier air will be overhead, with relative humidity values falling into the 30 to near 40 percent range. A windy weekend is forecast! On Saturday, winds will gust out of the south 35 to 45 mph from south central to northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota. On Sunday, winds will be switching out of the northwest behind a cold front, gusting 35 to near 50 mph. Relative humidity values will be in the 30 percent range Saturday, while mainly in the 40 percent range over north central South Dakota. On Sunday, relative humidity values should be at or above 50 percent. There is an 80 percent or greater of a wetting rain (at or over 0.10 inches of precipitation) for at least central South Dakota. SDZ009-016>018-034>037-045-048-051-021015- Walworth-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman- Buffalo- Including the cities of Mobridge, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 311 PM CDT Wed Oct 1 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 to moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ003>008-010-011-015-019>023-033-021015- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, and Fort Pierre 311 PM CDT Wed Oct 1 2025 /211 PM MDT Wed Oct 1 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Thursday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to moderate category. $$