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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement

National Weather Service Aberdeen SD

427 AM CDT Mon Oct 27 2025



.DISCUSSION...



There will be rain chances starting over central SD this 

morning before spreading east through the day and tonight. A rumble 

of thunder west of the James River cannot be ruled out this 

afternoon. Minimum afternoon relative humidity today will be above 

60% across central and northeastern SD. South southeasterly winds 

will gust from 30 up to 40 mph through the afternoon. During the 

afternoon, a front start moving into central SD before moving 

through the are tonight. Winds will turn to be out of the northwest 

after the front passes through.



Rain chances will move out of central SD late tonight before exiting 

northeastern SD Tuesday afternoon/evening. Winds will pick up west 

of the James river Tuesday morning and afternoon, with northwesterly 

winds having the potential to gust up to 40 mph. Minimum afternoon 

relative humidity Tuesday will drop between 40-50% west of the James 

river, while staying above 50% to the east.



MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-272330-

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

427 AM CDT Mon Oct 27 2025 /327 AM MDT Mon Oct 27 2025/



...MODERATE FIRE DANGER...



Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses,

and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is

some potential for a fire to spread.  Any outdoor burning should be

closely monitored.





The outlook for Tuesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index

will reach the low to high category. 





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