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RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
329 PM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S THIS AFTERNOON.
HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE DROPPED TO CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS.
HOWEVER, WINDS REMAIN ON THE LIGHTER SIDE WITH GUSTS ONLY BARELY
TOUCHING 25 MPH IN A FEW SPOTS. THUS, ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL
PERSIST FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE WINDS WEAKEN THIS
EVENING.
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA MAINLY THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS TOMORROW. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BEHIND
THE FRONT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25-35 MPH. HOWEVER, HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
BE HIGHER, ONLY FALLING TO ABOUT 30-40% ACROSS THE AREA. THUS,
LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE DANGER REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT
HOURS ON MONDAY.
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER PERSISTS THROUGH TUESDAY AS HUMIDITY LEVELS
FALL BACK TO ABOUT 25-35% ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF
THE NORTHWEST BUT WILL ALSO BE LIGHTER. GUSTS LOOK TO REACH JUST UP
TO 25 MPH. FIRE DANGER REMAINS IN THE MODERATE CATEGORY AS FUELS
CONTINUE TO GREEN HOWEVER.
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OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE 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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