Northwestern Energy - South Dakota - South Fire Weather Dashboard
Last update: 2025-12-17 00:45. Next update: 2025-12-17 06:45.

Previous forecast cycles can be accessed as:
https://nwefireweather.app/nwe_sd_south/YYYYMMDD_CC.html
where CC is 00, 06, 12, or 18

**Northwestern Energy - South Dakota - South Severe Fire Danger Index Forecast for 12/16/25 - 12/22/25**
Zone	Dec 16	Dec 17	Dec 18	Dec 19	Dec 20	Dec 21	Dec 22
Running Water - Tier 3	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Springfield West - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
South Yankton - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
North Yankton - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Avon South - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
West Avon - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Yankton 81 N - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
437th and 304th - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Wagner West - Tier 3	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Dante - Tier 3	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Wagner - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Marty to Ravinia - Tier 3	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Lesterville - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Capital - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Maxwell Colony - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Wagner to Delmont - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Delmont - Tier 2 3	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Meno - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Geddes North - Tier 3	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Platte - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Freeman - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Corsica - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Dimock - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Lake Dimock - Tier 3	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Chamberlain - Tier 2 3	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Mitchell - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Letcher North - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low
Lk Andes to Geddes East - Tier 2	low	low	low	low	low	low	low

**Northwestern Energy - South Dakota - South Percent of CRI Threshold Forecast for 12/16/25 - 12/22/25**
Zone	Dec 16	Dec 17	Dec 18	Dec 19	Dec 20	Dec 21	Dec 22
Running Water - Tier 3	1	45	64	13	6	8	10
Springfield West - Tier 2	1	27	40	8	4	6	6
South Yankton - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Yankton - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Avon South - Tier 2	1	19	31	6	4	3	5
West Avon - Tier 2	1	5	9	2	1	1	1
Yankton 81 N - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
437th and 304th - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wagner West - Tier 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dante - Tier 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wagner - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marty to Ravinia - Tier 3	4	39	62	12	6	6	8
Lesterville - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Capital - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maxwell Colony - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wagner to Delmont - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Delmont - Tier 2 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Meno - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Geddes North - Tier 3	5	40	59	10	4	5	6
Platte - Tier 2	2	24	35	7	3	3	4
Freeman - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Corsica - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dimock - Tier 2	2	19	32	7	3	4	6
Lake Dimock - Tier 3	0	6	12	3	1	1	2
Chamberlain - Tier 2 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mitchell - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Letcher North - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lk Andes to Geddes East - Tier 2	2	20	29	6	3	3	4

**Northwestern Energy - South Dakota - South Energy Release Component Percentile Forecast for 12/16/25 - 12/22/25**
Zone	Dec 16	Dec 17	Dec 18	Dec 19	Dec 20	Dec 21	Dec 22
Running Water - Tier 3	0	0	0	0	3	4	4
Springfield West - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	3	4	4
South Yankton - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
North Yankton - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Avon South - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
West Avon - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Yankton 81 N - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
437th and 304th - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Wagner West - Tier 3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Dante - Tier 3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Wagner - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Marty to Ravinia - Tier 3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Lesterville - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Capital - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maxwell Colony - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wagner to Delmont - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Delmont - Tier 2 3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Meno - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Geddes North - Tier 3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Platte - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	2	2	3
Freeman - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Corsica - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dimock - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lake Dimock - Tier 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chamberlain - Tier 2 3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Mitchell - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Letcher North - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lk Andes to Geddes East - Tier 2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2

**Northwestern Energy - South Dakota - South Max Wind Gust Forecast for 12/16/25 - 12/22/25**
Zone	Dec 16	Dec 17	Dec 18	Dec 19	Dec 20	Dec 21	Dec 22
Running Water - Tier 3	26	51	54	31	31	28	37
Springfield West - Tier 2	26	51	57	31	31	28	37
South Yankton - Tier 2	32	51	50	30	33	27	34
North Yankton - Tier 2	34	49	52	29	34	27	34
Avon South - Tier 2	34	50	54	29	31	29	36
West Avon - Tier 2	35	48	58	28	32	30	36
Yankton 81 N - Tier 2	34	44	52	29	34	28	34
437th and 304th - Tier 2	34	49	53	29	34	27	34
Wagner West - Tier 3	29	51	58	30	33	29	35
Dante - Tier 3	29	49	58	30	33	29	35
Wagner - Tier 2	29	49	58	30	33	29	35
Marty to Ravinia - Tier 3	25	51	57	31	33	29	35
Lesterville - Tier 2	34	47	52	29	34	27	34
Capital - Tier 2	34	47	54	30	33	30	36
Maxwell Colony - Tier 2	35	45	54	30	34	30	36
Wagner to Delmont - Tier 2	28	49	55	29	31	31	36
Delmont - Tier 2 3	27	50	57	29	31	32	37
Meno - Tier 2	34	43	54	32	34	31	36
Geddes North - Tier 3	34	53	63	32	33	31	34
Platte - Tier 2	35	55	61	30	34	31	32
Freeman - Tier 2	34	45	54	32	34	31	36
Corsica - Tier 2	33	53	54	30	33	32	33
Dimock - Tier 2	31	48	55	31	32	31	36
Lake Dimock - Tier 3	31	46	56	31	32	31	36
Chamberlain - Tier 2 3	34	52	60	33	32	28	25
Mitchell - Tier 2	24	50	49	32	31	32	34
Letcher North - Tier 2	24	48	51	30	31	31	31
Lk Andes to Geddes East - Tier 2	31	50	57	30	32	31	35