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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
434 AM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Hot, humid weather continues through at least the middle of next
week with daily highs in the mid 80s to 90s. Today brings breezy
south winds with gusts peaking in the 20s. Humidity values dip
into the 20s to 30s near and west of the James River Valley today.
Further east, humidity levels are a bit higher with temperatures a
bit lower, resulting in lowest humidity readings in the 40s and
50s.

Saturday and Sunday may be slightly cooler but similarly humid.
Expect humidity values to drop to the 40s and 50s in the
afternoons with a breezy south wind. Low to moderate rain chances
return late Saturday night through Sunday night.

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Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O`Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-
Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-
Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-
McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-
Yankton-Union-

...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
with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored.

OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...The Grassland Fire Danger Index
will reach the low category.

The grassland fire danger product reflects fire danger for native
grasses. It is not intended for cured agricultural crops, nor
will it reflect conditions in road ditches which have been mowed.


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