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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement

National Weather Service Aberdeen SD

211 AM CDT Thu May 7 2026



.DISCUSSION...



Dry conditions will continue for much of region through the end of 

the week. Relative humidity this afternoon will drop between 20 and 

30 percent. Winds will be marginal today, turning north/northwest by 

the midday with gusts up to 20 mph. However, Friday will be breezy 

with northwest wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph by the afternoon. This 

combining with afternoon humidity dropping once again between 20 and 

30 percent could potentially create elevated fire weather concerns 

as rainfall has been sparse the last week.



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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

211 AM CDT Thu May 7 2026 /111 AM MDT Thu May 7 2026/



...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 Friday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index

will reach the low to high category. 





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