SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It has been a dry week across KELOLAND, but fire weather has not been much of a concern.
That will change heading into the next few days. Meteorologist Jaelyn Borresen has a look at the certain factors that go into these conditions.
The heat and wind will get turned up this weekend. Combine that with very dry air, and fire danger will once again be a concern. The rain earlier in the month has helped the dry conditions and it also gave a boost in greening things up, which helps suppress the fire danger.
Here are some factors to consider when it comes to fire danger.
They include overgrown forests, but the overgrowth of grasses and weeds are also a concern, especially when dry and not growing.
Drought…we know how dry it’s been in KELOLAND over the past several months.
Extreme heat…temperatures will be at least 10 to 20 degrees above the climate averages through Wednesday.
And finally wind…strong wind gusts will accompany the heat with speeds up to 40 mph or more.
The storm system next week should bring a change to our weather pattern, and the second half of May will end up a lot different than the first half.
