Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
238 FNUS63 KFSD 041947 RFDFSD Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 147 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 .DISCUSSION... Light rain to drizzle will continue through the remainder of this afternoon and into the overnight. Additional totals will range from a few hundredths to a couple tenths. Highest totals expected over southwestern Minnesota along Highway 14 where up to 0.25 inches is possible. Showers taper off overnight from west to east, ending shortly before daybreak. Breezy northwest winds gusting 25-35 mph will diminish this evening, but remain on the breezy side. Gusts of 15-25 mph will continue into Thursday afternoon. Temperatures this afternoon through the early part of next week be near to average for this time of year, in the 50s with some 60s this weekend. Conditions Thursday into early next week are expected to remain dry, however due to recent rainfall the fire danger is expected to remain low. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-042300- Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O`Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson- Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory- Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson- McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme- Yankton-Union- OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...The Grassland Fire Danger Index will reach the low 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. $$