068
FNUS63 KFSD 132113
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
413 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2025
DISCUSSION
RAIN CHANCES INCREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, AND WILL BE AT THEIR
PEAK(50-80%) TOMORROW AFTERNOON. INITIALLY SHOWERS WILL BE VERY
SCATTERED AND SPOTTY IN NATURE DUE TO A DRY SUBCLOUD LAYER. THIS
DRY LAYER WILL GRADUALLY SATURATE THROUGH THE DAY, LEADING TO MORE
STEADY, WIDESPREAD RAINFALL IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING, BECOMING EASTERLY
AROUND 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20-25 MPH BY AFTERNOON. HIGHEST
WINDS WILL BE OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. WINDS DECREASE AFTER
SUNSET.
A MUCH COOLER DAY IS IN STORE FOR TOMORROW, WITH HIGHS ONLY IN
THE 50S. THE COMBINATION OF RAIN AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL
RESULT IN LOW FIRE DANGER TOMORROW.
SDZ055-061-062-066-067-140015-
LAKE-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-
OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 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.
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>054-056>060-063>065-068>071-
140015-
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION-
OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW 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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