Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >
Rapid City, SD
Weather Forecast Office
Please use the South Dakota Grassland Fire Danger Map in conjunction with the text products above to assess the Grassland Fire Danger for South Dakota. Please note that text products will be issued daily by 5:00 AM during the fire-weather season or when high, very high, or extreme grassland fire danger is forecast.
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Rapid City, SD
300 East Signal Drive
Rapid City, SD 57701-3800
605-341-9271
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