


Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
255 FNUS63 KUNR 180653 RFDUNR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 1253 AM MDT Wed Jun 18 2025 .DISCUSSION...Expect partly to mostly sunny skies today. There are low chances for showers across south central SD. Highs will be in the 80s with minimum relative humidity of 25 to 40 percent. Winds will be westerly at 5 to 10 mph. Expect hot and dry weather the rest of the week with breezy conditions at times. SDZ001-002-012>014-025>027-030>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>078- 190000- Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- Northern Foothills-Rapid City-Southern Foothills-Custer Co Plains- Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Western Fall River- Northern Oglala Lakota-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd- Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Meade Co Plains- Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-Southern Oglala Lakota- Southern Jackson-Southern Perkins- Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow, Redig, Reva, Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City, Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Hoover, Faith, Mud Butte, Red Owl, Howes, Opal, Dupree, Glad Valley, Cherry Creek, South Eagle Butte, Spearfish, Whitewood, Saint Onge, Rapid City, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Folsom, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Philip, Midland, Milesville, 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, Oral, Oelrichs, Smithwick, Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, Batesland, Long Valley, Wanblee, Potato Creek, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona 1253 AM MDT Wed Jun 18 2025 /153 AM CDT Wed Jun 18 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. $$