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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
400 AM MDT Thu Sep 25 2025

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>078-WYZ054>060-
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Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-
Northern Black Hills-Northern Foothills-Rapid City-
Southern Foothills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-
Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Western Fall River-
Northern Oglala Lakota-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-
Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Meade Co Plains-
Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-Southern Oglala Lakota-
Southern Jackson-Southern Perkins-Northern Campbell-
Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-
Weston County Plains-Newcastle-Northeastern Crook-
400 AM MDT Thu Sep 25 2025 /500 AM CDT Thu Sep 25 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South
Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Minimum relative humidities will dip into the teens this
afternoon over northeastern Wyoming. Thus, elevated fire danger is
expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Minimum relative humidities will dip into the teens over
northeastern Wyoming into southwestern South Dakota Friday. Behind
a cool front Friday, northerly winds gusting near 40 mph will
develop over northwestern South Dakota. Thus, elevated fire danger
is expected.

The grassland fire danger on the western South Dakota plains will
reach the high to very high category Friday afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today.

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Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check
our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity

$$

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