FNUS63 KABR 220719 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 219 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .DISCUSSION... Winds today will be relatively light and out of the north to east, gusting to around 20 mph. Driest air this afternoon will remain over north central SD with relative humidities around 30%. The rest of the forecast area will be in the 35-45% range. Our next 30 to 70 percent chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms will move into central South Dakota Sunday night Sunday evening before expanding to northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota Sunday night. SDZ033-045-048-222130- Stanley-Jones-Lyman- Including the cities of Fort Pierre, Murdo, and Kennebec 219 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 /119 AM MDT Sat Aug 22 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 Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the high category. $$ SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-034>037-051-222130- Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Sully- Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Buffalo- Including the cities of McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Mobridge, Ipswich, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, and Fort Thompson 219 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 /119 AM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-222130- Traverse-Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Spink-Clark-Codington- Grant-Hamlin-Deuel- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Webster, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, and Clear Lake 219 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 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 Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$