FNUS63 KABR 060636

RFDABR



Rangeland Fire Danger Statement

National Weather Service Aberdeen SD

136 AM CDT Wed May 6 2026



.DISCUSSION...



Today will be cool and breezy again with northwest wind gusts of 15 

to 25 mph. Afternoon humidity drops between 25 and 30 percent along 

and west of the Missouri River with locations east of the river 

between 30 to 40 percent. Even drier air moves in over the entire 

region for Thursday with afternoon relative humidity dropping 

between 20 to 25 percent. Winds will be out of the south and 

southwest Thursday morning before switching westerly late morning, 

then northwesterly by the afternoon. Milder, near seasonal 

temperatures return for the latter half of the work week.



SDZ005-010-017-062045-

McPherson-Edmunds-Faulk-

Including the cities of Eureka, Ipswich, and Faulkton

136 AM CDT Wed May 6 2026



...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 Thursday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index

will reach the low category. 





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051-062045-

Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Walworth-

Day-Dewey-Potter-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-

Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-

Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, 

Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, 

Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Fort Pierre, 

Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson

136 AM CDT Wed May 6 2026 /1236 AM MDT Wed May 6 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 Thursday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index

will reach the low category. 





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