Weather Alerts For Watauga, SD

# HEADLINE -------------------- NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY # SUMMARY -------------------- Dry grasses combined with hot and dry weather will result in near critical fire weather conditions today. Across much of the area, minimum relative humidity will range from around 25 to 30 percent, with winds gusting 25 to 35 mph out of the south to southeast. Winds will diminish early this evening, with relative humidity rising to 40 percent by around 9 PM. # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Monday, May 11, 2026 at 11:43 AM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Aberdeen SD HEADER Special Weather Statement # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Codington, Roberts, Big Stone, Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Corson, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Hamlin, Hand, Hyde, Marshall, McPherson, Potter, Spink, Traverse, Walworth Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Highmore, Miller, and Fort Thompson

Pollen Index: 11.5 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Elm, Cedar/Juniper and Ash. Concentration of pollen grains in the air for Tuesday will be rising and extend even further into the extremely high range. This is likely to be caused in part by rising temperatures, strong winds and lower relative humidity.