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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
340 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025

.DISCUSSION...

There is a conditional risk of thunderstorms this afternoon through
tonight. Highest confidence (40 to 60 percent) in development is
over northeastern South Dakota this evening into tonight, with lower
confidence (20 to 40 percent) over central South Dakota.
Thunderstorm threat continues over the next couple of days, with a
30 to 60 percent chance for storms across the forecast area Monday
and Tuesday evenings.

Highs today will be in the upper 70s to low 80s over north central
and northeastern South Dakota, and into the mid to upper 80s over
central South Dakota. High moisture content in the atmosphere will
keep minimum relative humidity values above 50 percent across the
forecast area. Winds will be out of the southeast through tonight at
15 to 20 miles per hour, gusting to 25 miles per hour. However
strong to severe storms could produce higher wind gusts, potentially
up to 60 miles per hour.

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-202245-
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
340 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025 /240 AM MDT Sun Jul 20 2025/

...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 category.


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