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RFDABR

Rangeland Fire Danger Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
243 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

North northwesterly winds will be decreasing through the morning, 
with gusts of 20-30 mph over northeastern SD by mid morning and less 
than 20 mph during the afternoon over central and northeastern SD. 
Minimum relative humidity this afternoon will be between 40 to 50 
percent. 

High surface pressure will be moving through central and 
northeastern SD during the afternoon and early evening, causing the 
winds to turn to be from the south and southwest behind the high 
pressure and picking up overnight. Wind gusts overnight will be 
between 20 to 30 mph and slightly stronger over and along the 
eastern edge of the Sisseton Hills by Saturday morning with gusts up 
around 45 mph possible. The minimum relative humidity Saturday 
afternoon will be between 35 to 45 percent over northeastern SD and 
west central MN, where the strongest winds will be occurring, and 
between 25 to 35 percent over central SD, where there will be wind 
gusts below 20 mph.

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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
243 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 /143 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 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 Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index
will reach the moderate category. 


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