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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement

National Weather Service Aberdeen SD

212 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026



.DISCUSSION...



While there will be calmer winds over northeastern SD this afternoon 

into the evening, there will be stronger winds over central SD as 

the frontal boundary moves in, with southeasterly winds gusting up 

to 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity values this afternoon 

will be between 45 to 55 percent. There is a slight risk for severe 

storms to develop over central SD this afternoon and evening, with 

hazards of lightning, wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph, 1 to 2 inch hail, 

and some heavy rainfall. 



The winds will calm slightly overnight before the southwesterly 

winds picking up over northeasterly SD Friday morning, with gusts up 

to 20 mph and decreasing during the afternoon. Relative humidity 

values over northeastern SD will be in the 45 to 55% range in the 

afternoon as there will be some showers and storms possible during 

the morning and during the afternoon and evening. Central SD will 

see relative humidity values decrease more through the day, falling 

between 30 to 45%.



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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

212 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 /112 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 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 category. 





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