NWS Rapid City SDFW.A 0013October 8, 2026
Fire Weather Watch: Fall River County Area, Northern Foot Hills, Eastern Foot Hills and 7 more, SD and WY
The National Weather Service office in Rapid City issued a fire weather watch for Fall River County Area, Northern Foot Hills, Eastern Foot Hills and 7 more in South Dakota, Wyoming, in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on October 9. It was the 13th fire weather watch the NWS office in Rapid City issued in 2026.
Watch
In force for 9 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Rapid City SD
- Area
- Fall River County Area, Northern Foot Hills, Eastern Foot Hills and 7 more
- State
- South Dakota
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 12:12 a.m. MDT, October 8, 2026
- In force from
- 11:00 a.m. MDT, October 9, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. MDT, October 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KUNR FW.A 0013
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Fire Weather Watches in South Dakota since 2008Every warning type in South Dakota
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The notice as issued
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL BLACK HILLS, SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS, WEST CENTRAL PLAINS, BADLANDS AREA, AND WYOMING BLACK HILLS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA, NORTHERN FOOT HILLS, EASTERN FOOT HILLS, CUSTER COUNTY PLAINS, PINE RIDGE AREA, BUTTE COUNTY AREA, NORTHERN CAMPBELL, SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, CROOK COUNTY PLAINS, AND WESTON COUNTY PLAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 314, 315, 316, 317, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, and 327. * TIMING...From Friday morning through Friday evening. * WINDS...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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The record around this notice
- Fire Weather Watches in South Dakota since 200820 a year
- Every warning type in South Dakota
- Fire Weather Watch: what it means, and the states that get the most771 a year
- NWS notices, October 20262,701 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels