Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
614 FNUS63 KFSD 271950 RFDFSD Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 250 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026 .DISCUSSION... Dry weather continues for the remainder of this afternoon and evening. Marginally breezy winds will become light to light and variable overnight. Surface conditions are still damp from recent rains, with minimum relative humidity values greater than 65%. As such, fire danger will continue to be low into Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon chances for rain return, with additional chances Friday into early next week. Minimum relative humidity remains high through this period, and so fire danger should remain low. SDZ038-039-050-052>055-057>061-063>065-272300- Beadle-Kingsbury-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Brule-Aurora- Davison-Hanson-McCook-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson- OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...The Grassland Fire Danger Index will reach the moderate category. The grassland fire danger product reflects fire danger for native grasses. It is not intended for cured agricultural crops, nor will it reflect conditions in road ditches which have been mowed. $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ040-056-062-066>071-272300- Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O`Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson- Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Brookings-Moody-Minnehaha-Turner- Bon Homme-Yankton-Union- OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...The Grassland Fire Danger Index will reach the moderate category. The grassland fire danger product reflects fire danger for native grasses. It is not intended for cured agricultural crops, nor will it reflect conditions in road ditches which have been mowed. $$