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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Rapid City SD 437 AM MDT Sun Mar 8 2026 SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>078-WYZ054>060- 091300- Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- Northern Black Hills-Northern Foothills-Rapid City- Southern Foothills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills- 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-Northern Campbell- Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills- Weston County Plains-Newcastle-Northeastern Crook- 437 AM MDT Sun Mar 8 2026 /537 AM CDT Sun Mar 8 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Elevated to near critical fire danger is expected today. Minimum relative humidities will dip to the upper teens to 20s. Gusty west to northwest winds will blow at 15-30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph over northwestern South Dakota, where a Wind Advisory is in effect (see NPWUNR for details). The Grassland Fire Danger over western South Dakota will be very high to extreme today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions are expected Monday where minimum relative humidities dip to the upper teens to mid 20s over northeastern Wyoming and southwestern South Dakota. A cold front will move through with north to northeast winds at 15-25 mph behind the front and west to southwest winds at 15-30 mph ahead of the front. A disturbance behind the cold front will bring increasing chances for (mostly) snow Monday night into Tuesday. Several inches of snow may occur for the higher Black Hills, but amounts on the plains are uncertain given warm ground and marginal temperatures. After colder days Tuesday and Wednesday, elevated fire weather conditions will return Thursday along with the potential for strong wind gusts in excess of 50 mph. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity $$