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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement

National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD

359 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024



.DISCUSSION...



A line of light rain showers southeast of a line from Tyndall- 

Sioux Center-Worthington is ongoing this morning. Expect these 

showers to move out of the area by mid morning. Additional 

accumulation is a couple hundredths to a quarter inch near Ida 

Grove and Storm Lake Iowa.



Temperatures Today through Saturday are expected to be about 10 

degrees below average for this time of year, in the 40s and 50s. 

Overnight lows through Saturday are expected to be at to 5 degrees

below freezing. Have a plan for your cold sensitive outdoor 

plants.



Winds are northwesterly and will become gusty as surface high 

pressure builds in. At their peak this afternoon they will be 

sustained at 15-25 mph with gusts 30-35 mph. Winds will be 

diurnally gusty through Saturday, with gusts up to 35 mph Friday,

and 25 mph Saturday.

 





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Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-

Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-

Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-

McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-

Yankton-Union-



...LOW FIRE DANGER...



The Grassland Fire Danger Index will reach the low category 

this afternoon. 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 

with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored.



OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 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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