


Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
858 FNUS63 KABR 050714 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 214 AM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025 .DISCUSSION... A cool air mass will persist through the weekend. Widely scattered showers will be possible through this afternoon with drier weather expected for the weekend. Northwest winds remain breezy today with gusts up to 35 mph. Minimum relative humidity values will range from 30 to 45 percent across central South Dakota during the afternoon hours on Friday through the weekend. SDZ033-045-052115- Stanley-Jones- Including the cities of Fort Pierre and Murdo 214 AM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025 /114 AM MDT Fri Sep 5 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 Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-034>037-048-051-052115- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant- Hamlin-Deuel-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 214 AM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025 /114 AM MDT Fri Sep 5 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$