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Hazardous Weather Outlook

National Weather Service Rapid City SD

1011 AM MDT Thu Mar 19 2026



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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-

1011 AM MDT Thu Mar 19 2026 /1111 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026/



This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South

Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.



.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight



Very warm, dry air and breezy winds will result in elevated to 

critical fire weather conditions today. 



Across the plains of South Dakota: high to extreme Grassland Fire

Danger is expected this afternoon.



.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday



Dry air and gusty winds will support elevated to near critical 

fire weather each day through the weekend.



.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...



Spotter activation will not be needed today.



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Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check

our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity



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