Fire Weather Watch South Dakota | Effective 03/27/2026 00:44

Headline: 
Fire Weather Watch issued March 27 at 1:44AM MDT until March 28 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 27, 2026 - 12:44am
Expires: 
March 27, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, AND 335... .Gusty southwest winds Saturday will combine with minimum relative humidities as low as 12 percent to create the possibility of critical fire weather conditions. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 325 Custer County Plains, 326 Pine Ridge Area, 332 Badlands Area, 333 Bennett County Area, 334 Mellette and Todd Counties and 335 Tripp County. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity would produce critical fire weather conditions.
Instruction: 
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description: 
Custer County Plains; Pine Ridge Area; Badlands Area; Bennett County Area; Mellette and Todd Counties; Tripp County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov