Fire Weather Watch

Locations Affected

Okaton, SD ∙ La Plant, SD ∙ Roscoe, SD ∙ Agar, SD ∙ Cresbard, SD ∙ Pierre, SD ∙ Green Grass, SD ∙ Swan Lake, SD ∙ Lower Brule, SD ∙ Lantry, SD

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 852 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... . ..FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Edmunds, Potter, Faulk, Sully, Hughes, Hyde, Hand, Lyman and Buffalo. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...17 to 22 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

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