Grassland Fire Danger Statement from NWS Sioux Falls

Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Grassland Fire Danger Statement

Statewide Grassland Fire Danger maps are also available for the states of South Dakota and Iowa.
Please take note of the legend beneath the maps for the color scheme.

Note: The Grassland Fire Danger statement will be issued daily from April 1st to November 15th, or as conditions warrant during the Spring and late Autumn. It will also be issued during the winter months if the index reaches High, Very High or Extreme. Please check the date on the map and the text product below to ensure you are looking at a current product.

Check the text product beneath the maps for detailed Fire Danger information.

Key for Fire Danger Maps:

	Low - Green
	Moderate - Blue
	High - Yellow

	Very High - Orange
	Extreme - Red

    
                        

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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement

National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD

350 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026



.DISCUSSION...

Increasingly breezy conditions will overspread the area heading

through tonight and into the day tomorrow. Winds tomorrow morning

will gust to 25-35 mph out of the south-southwest, with a few

gusts to around 40 mph in the higher elevations of the Coteau des

Prairies. These stronger winds should be mostly during the morning

hours, and so winds will be slowly diminishing through the

afternoon as relative humidity values reach its lowest levels

(40-60%).



Sprinkles to light rain showers will be possible north of I-90

during the day on Saturday, which will be associated with a cold

front moving across the area from west to east from the late

morning into the late afternoon. This front will turn winds to the

northwest as it moves through.



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OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 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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OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 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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