Fire Weather

If the zone forecast doesn't appear when you click on the map, click here for the complete fire weather zone forecast text.

Wildland Fire Status

• Active Fire Mapping Program
• Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke Product
• Inciweb - Incident Information System

Spot Requests

• Spot Forecast Page
• 5 Ways to Receive a Better Spot Forecast
• ​Spot Website Users Guide provided by NWS Billings, MT.
  
  Training videos:
  • Full Tutorial
  • How to submit a spot request
  • How to request a forecast update
  • How to submit observations
  • How to copy information to a spot request for a new incident
  • Additional spot webpage options
• Contact our local fire weather services people.

Local Products

• Weather Activity Planner
  Looking for specific weather conditions?
• Graphical Fire Weather Products
• South Dakota Grassland Fire Danger Map
  Issued daily by 5:00 AM during the Fire Weather Season or when high, very high or extreme grassland fire danger is forecast.
  What is the GFDI?
• Fire Weather Watch
• Red Flag Warning
• Fire Weather Briefing Page
  This page includes the Vent Rate Maps

Mid to Long Range Outlooks

• 8-14 Day Temperature and Precipitation Forecast
• Monthly Seasonal Outlook

Fire Weather Operating Plan (click)

This page is intended to give you a source of fire weather information for the area. The National Weather Service in Rapid City is currently responsible for producing spot weather forecasts and land management forecasts for the local fire agencies.

Attention Land Managers

Mail your burn plans to:

Attn: Burn Plans
300 East Signal Drive
Rapid City SD 57701

This will help us better prepare for your specific burn.