Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
484 FNUS63 KABR 080820 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 320 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .DISCUSSION... Showers and thunderstorms will spread over most of the region again today as low pressure sinks southeast across the state. However, wetting rains are not expected outside any heavier thunderstorms. Winds will shift to the northeast by evening, and min RH will remain fairly high at 40 to 55 percent. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-082230- 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 320 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 /220 AM MDT Wed May 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 Thursday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$