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Dense Fog Advisory


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
705 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-MNZ087-094-095-071500-
/O.CON.KARX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260107T1500Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Clayton-
Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore-
Including the cities of New Hampton, Rochester, Osage, Elkader,
Charles City, Cresco, Preston, Austin, Decorah, and Oelwein
705 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Visibility 1/4 mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE...In Iowa, Floyd, Mitchell, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette,
  Howard, and Winneshiek Counties. In Minnesota, Fillmore, Mower,
  and Olmsted Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.

&&

$$

Cecava

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
701 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015-016-
024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-071700-
/O.CON.KDVN.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260107T1700Z/
Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Iowa-Johnson-
Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Jefferson-
Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Rock Island-Henry IL-Mercer-
Henderson-Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark-
Including the cities of Macomb, Fort Madison, Marengo, Kahoka,
Sigourney, Aledo, Muscatine, Carthage, Keosauqua, Cedar Rapids,
Rock Island, Dubuque, Independence, Bettendorf, Maquoketa,
Oquawka, Monmouth, Memphis, Vinton, Iowa City, Washington,
Davenport, Burlington, Fairfield, Mount Pleasant, Geneseo,
Anamosa, Manchester, Wapello, Moline, Tipton, and Clinton
701 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Illinois, east
  central, northeast, and southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM CST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.

&&

$$

Ervin

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
651 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

IAZ027-028-038-039-050-062-075-071500-
/O.CON.KDMX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260107T1500Z/
Butler-Bremer-Grundy-Black Hawk-Tama-Poweshiek-Mahaska-
Including the cities of Reinbeck, Waverly, Parkersburg, Cedar
Falls, Wellsburg, Allison, Traer, Waterloo, Aplington, Dike,
Grundy Center, Oskaloosa, Toledo, Conrad, Tama, Grinnell, Dysart,
Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Dumont, and Gladbrook
651 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE...Grundy, Poweshiek, Tama, Butler, Black Hawk, Bremer, and
  Mahaska Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.

&&

$$

Donavon


Hazardous Weather Outlook


Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
543 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
080900-
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-
Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-
Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-
St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire-
543 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and
southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Areas of dense fog and freezing fog are possible this morning.
Visibilities may drop to a half mile or less at times. Some slick
spots are possible, particularly bridges and overpasses.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Areas of dense fog and freezing fog are possible Thursday
morning. Visibilities may drop to a half mile or less at times.
Some slick spots are possible, particularly bridges and
overpasses.

Minor snow accumulations are possible Thursday into Thursday
night and again Friday night through Saturday over southern and
eastern Minnesota into western Wisconsin.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
514 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

IAZ017-026>028-037>039-049-050-061-062-074-075-086-097-081115-
Cerro Gordo-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-
Marshall-Tama-Jasper-Poweshiek-Marion-Mahaska-Wapello-Davis-
514 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight

A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for the area this morning.
Please refer to the National Weather Service website at
weather.gov/desmoines for further details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

A system will bring moderate rain to the area on Thursday. A
transition to snow is expected late Thursday and Thursday night
over parts of north central and northwest Iowa. A bands with a
few inches of heavy and wet snow may occur.

Another system arrives late Friday and early Saturday with
accumulating snow possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0505 AM CST Wed Jan 07 2026

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-081105-
Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-
Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler-
Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton-
Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton-
Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-
Cooper-Bates-Henry-
0505 AM CST Wed Jan 07 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Through tonight.

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Above normal temperatures continue through Thursday

* Beneficial rainfall across the area moves in Thursday
  - 80%-100% chances for rain
  - Rain amounts of 1" or greater: 30%-70% chance
    - Best chances trending toward NW half of Missouri

* Additional precipitation chances Friday night into early Saturday,
  including snow and wintry mixes possible
  - 30-60% chances
  - Best accumulating snow chances NW Missouri

* Temperatures cooling toward seasonal normal norms through the
  weekend

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
446 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-081100-
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O`Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-
Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-
Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-
Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-
Union-
446 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, west central
Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, central South
Dakota, east central South Dakota, south central South Dakota and
southeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Very patchy valley fog is possible this morning which could reduce
visibility and lead to slick spots in areas below freezing.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Chances for precipitation return Thursday and Thursday night with a
periods of rain, snow, and possibly mixed precipitation. Better
chances for minor accumulations and impacts are along and east of a
Yankton to Sioux Falls to Tracy line Thursday into Thursday night.
Prepare for wintry conditions if you have regional travel into the
weekend.

Light snow showers continue into the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
403 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-MNZ087-094-095-081415-
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Clayton-
Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore-
403 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Iowa...northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Dense fog with visibilities at or below a half mile will continue
through mid morning before clearing out by this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Wintry mix and accumulating snow possible Thursday through
Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

No action needed.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
351 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-081000-
Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Iowa-Johnson-
Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Jefferson-
Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Jo Daviess-Stephenson-Carroll-
Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-
Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark-
351 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northwest Illinois...west central Illinois...east
central Iowa...northeast Iowa...southeast Iowa and northeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Areas of dense fog have developed over much of the outlook area,
including across eastern Iowa, northeast Missouri, into west-
central Illinois. Expect visibility reductions of a quarter mile
or less in the dense fog, along with perhaps some slippery road
conditions in spots due to freezing fog. A Dense Fog Advisory has
been issued, in effect through 11 AM this morning.

Break-up ice jams are possible on the Rock River today, as warmer
temperatures occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

Break-up ice jams are possible on area tributary rivers through
Friday.

Light accumulating snow is possible Friday night through Saturday,
which could lead to minor travel impacts.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.

$$

JTS

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
347 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-081000-
Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page-
Knox-Cedar-Thurston-Antelope-Pierce-Wayne-Boone-Madison-Stanton-
Cuming-Burt-Platte-Colfax-Dodge-Washington-Butler-Saunders-Douglas-
Sarpy-Seward-Lancaster-Cass-Otoe-Saline-Jefferson-Gage-Johnson-
Nemaha-Pawnee-Richardson-
347 AM CST Wed Jan 7 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Iowa, west central
Iowa, east central Nebraska, northeast Nebraska and southeast
Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Unseasonably warm weather will lead to high to very high fire danger
this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Multiple rounds of precipitation are possible Thursday through
Saturday with the best chances (70-100% PoPs) occurring Thursday.
Storm-total snow is expected to range from a trace to upwards of
1.0-1.5" with minor travel impacts possible (20-30%).

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

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