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Small fires point to dry conditions in southwest N.D.

Dickinson Fire Department firefighters Russ Murphy, rear, and Levi Hammond, talk after quelling a fire Friday afternoon near Second Nature greenhouse on south State Avenue in Dickinson.
Dickinson Fire Department firefighters Russ Murphy, rear, and Levi Hammond, talk after quelling a fire Friday afternoon near Second Nature greenhouse on south State Avenue in Dickinson.

Three small grass fires near and in Dickinson the past two days have shown area authorities and meteorologists just how dry southwest North Dakota is.

While temperatures are on an upward trend — the National Weather Service predicts that highs will be in the 40s this weekend and the 50s early next week — there’s no precipitation in the 14-day forecast.

“It’s quite dry out there and certainly this would be the time of year that’s more susceptible to grass fires,” said Bill Abeling, a meteorologist with the weather service.

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