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RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
218 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK AS
A ROLLER COASTER RIDE OF TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED. FIRE DANGER
IS LIKELY TO BECOME ELEVATED IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF I-29 ON
MONDAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING AS LOW AS 30
PERCENT, CAUTION SHOULD BE USED OUTDOORS.
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS LOWER SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY AS TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO RISE. AREAS SOUTH OF I-90 WILL SEE BREEZY AFTERNOON
GUSTS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AGAIN NEAR 30 TO 35 PERCENT.
THURSDAY MAY POSE THE GREATEST FIRE WEATHER RISKS OF THE WEEK AS
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FORM EARLY IN THE MORNING. WITH DAYTIME
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY APPROACHING 25 TO 30
PERCENT, WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE DANGER MAY FORM.
CONSIDER POSTPONING BURNING DUE TO THE VERY HIGH OR EXTREME FIRE
DANGER.
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BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCT REFLECTS FIRE DANGER FOR NATIVE
GRASSES. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CURED AGRICULTURAL CROPS, NOR
WILL IT REFLECT CONDITIONS IN ROAD DITCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN MOWED.
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098-NEZ013-014-SDZ040-056-071-230200-
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-MOODY-UNION-
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCT REFLECTS FIRE DANGER FOR NATIVE
GRASSES. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CURED AGRICULTURAL CROPS, NOR
WILL IT REFLECT CONDITIONS IN ROAD DITCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN MOWED.
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