Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
312 FNUS63 KABR 080904 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 404 AM CDT Sun Sep 8 2024 .DISCUSSION... Dry conditions continue today through early next week with temperatures ranging in the 80s to the lower 90s today and mid to upper 80s to upper 90s Monday. Overall temperatures will run about 10 to 20 degrees above average for most of next week. Light surface winds will continue out of the south/southeast for today with wind speeds ranging from 10 to 15 mph by Monday afternoon out of the southeast. Relative humidity values will drop between 25 to 45 percent this afternoon and 20 to 40 percent Monday afternoon with the lowest values west of the Missouri River. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-082315- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant- Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-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, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 404 AM CDT Sun Sep 8 2024 /304 AM MDT Sun Sep 8 2024/ ...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 Monday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to moderate category. $$