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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
328 AM MST THU FEB 5 2026
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL BE WARM WITH NEAR-RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL FALL BETWEEN 25 PERCENT TO 35 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BECOME
BREEZY BY THE AFTERNOON FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 35 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE
WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS.
COOLER AIR WILL BRIEFLY SETTLE BACK IN ON FRIDAY, WITH HIGHS
RANGING FROM THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
RANGE FROM AROUND 25 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO
65 PERCENT CLOSER TO CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST
AT 5 TO 15 MPH. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN FOR THE
WEEKEND.
SDZ001-002-012-013-025>027-031-032-041-043-044-047-072>075-077-
078-060100-
HARDING-NORTHERN PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
NORTHERN FOOTHILLS-RAPID CITY-SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS-
PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-WESTERN FALL RIVER-NORTHERN JACKSON-
BENNETT-TODD-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
HERMOSA FOOTHILLS-EASTERN FALL RIVER-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUFFALO, CAMP CROOK, LADNER, LUDLOW,
REDIG, REVA, LEMMON, SHADEHILL, MEADOW, PRAIRIE CITY,
BELLE FOURCHE, NEWELL, VALE, FRUITDALE, BELLE FOURCHE RESERVOIR,
HOOVER, FAITH, MUD BUTTE, RED OWL, HOWES, OPAL, SPEARFISH,
WHITEWOOD, SAINT ONGE, RAPID CITY, HOT SPRINGS,
ANGOSTURA RESERVOIR, BOX ELDER, CAPUTA, NEW UNDERWOOD, WASTA,
WALL, SCENIC, QUINN, PHILIP, MIDLAND, MILESVILLE, ARDMORE,
EDGEMONT, PROVO, RUMFORD, KADOKA, COTTONWOOD, INTERIOR,
BELVIDERE, MARTIN, ALLEN, TUTHILL, HARRINGTON, MISSION, ROSEBUD,
SAINT FRANCIS, PARMELEE, STURGIS, PIEDMONT, BLACK HAWK,
SUMMERSET, TILFORD, ELLSWORTH AFB, UNION CENTER, ELM SPRINGS,
ENNING, WHITE OWL, HERMOSA, BUFFALO GAP, FAIRBURN, ORAL,
OELRICHS, SMITHWICK, LONG VALLEY, WANBLEE, POTATO CREEK, USTA,
BISON, SORUM, AND ZEONA
328 AM MST THU FEB 5 2026 /428 AM CST THU FEB 5 2026/
..VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW
MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES, AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON
THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST.
FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
THE OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ014-030-042-046-049-076-060100-
ZIEBACH-CUSTER CO PLAINS-NORTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-MELLETTE-TRIPP-
SOUTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DUPREE, GLAD VALLEY, CHERRY CREEK,
SOUTH EAGLE BUTTE, FOLSOM, KYLE, ROCKYFORD, SHARPS CORNER,
WHITE RIVER, WOOD, NORRIS, CEDAR BUTTE, WINNER, COLOME, WITTEN,
HAMILL, IDEAL, PINE RIDGE, OGLALA, WOUNDED KNEE, PORCUPINE,
MANDERSON, AND BATESLAND
328 AM MST THU FEB 5 2026 /428 AM CST THU FEB 5 2026/
..HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY THIS
AFTERNOON. UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOW MOISTURE
CONTENT OF GRASSES, AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND,
INDICATE THAT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE TO SPREAD.
OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING HOURS WHEN WIND SPEEDS ARE USUALLY LOWER AND THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS HIGHER.
THE OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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