Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
525 FNUS63 KUNR 120946 RFDUNR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 246 AM MST Wed Nov 12 2025 .DISCUSSION...Warm and dry today with highs ranging from the upper 50s in northwestern South Dakota to the mid 60s across southwestern into south central South Dakota. Afternoon humidities will drop to 30 to 45%. Winds will be light and mostly out of the south. SDZ001-012-013-026-027-030-031-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-076- 077-130100- Harding-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Rapid City- Southern Foothills-Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains- Western Fall River-Northern Oglala Lakota-Northern Jackson- Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills- Southern Meade Co Plains-Hermosa Foothills-Southern Oglala Lakota- Southern Jackson- Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow, Redig, Reva, Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Hoover, Faith, Mud Butte, Red Owl, Howes, Opal, Rapid City, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Folsom, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Ardmore, Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, Kadoka, Cottonwood, Interior, Belvidere, Martin, Allen, Tuthill, Harrington, White River, Wood, Norris, Cedar Butte, Mission, Rosebud, Saint Francis, Parmelee, Winner, Colome, Witten, Hamill, Ideal, Sturgis, Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford, Ellsworth AFB, Union Center, Elm Springs, Enning, White Owl, Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, Batesland, Long Valley, Wanblee, and Potato Creek 246 AM MST Wed Nov 12 2025 /346 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category this afternoon. Marginal weather conditions or a 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 category to high category. $$ SDZ002-014-025-032-075-078-130100- Northern Perkins-Ziebach-Northern Foothills-Haakon- Eastern Fall River-Southern Perkins- Including the cities of Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City, Dupree, Glad Valley, Cherry Creek, South Eagle Butte, Spearfish, Whitewood, Saint Onge, Philip, Midland, Milesville, Oral, Oelrichs, Smithwick, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona 246 AM MST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...LOW FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category this afternoon. Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Thursday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category to high category. $$