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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
450 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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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-
450 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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.

Lingering precipitation, including flurries, comes to an end mid
morning. Be prepared for isolated slick spots especially on elevated
or untreated surfaces.

Cold wind chills as low as 25 below expected tonight.

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

Below normal temperatures continue through the week with wind chills
below zero at times, mainly overnight. The coldest wind chills
expected Thursday morning with values as low as 25 below zero.

Details remain uncertain, but additional snow chances continue into
the weekend and early next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
344 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden-Grant-
Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson-Logan-
Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier-
Western Cherry-
344 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 /244 PM MST Wed Dec 3 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north
central Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Late tonight, temperatures fall into the single digits to near zero
across much of central Nebraska. Wind chills in the zero to ten below
zero range are possible for areas east of Highway 83.

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

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
337 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-042145-
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-
337 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Wind chills of 0 to 5 degrees below zero are expected late tonight.

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

Wind chills of 10 to 20 degrees below zero are expected north of
Interstate 80 Thursday morning with gusty southwesterly winds.

A 20 to 40 percent chance of snow exists on Saturday across the
area. Frigid temperatures return Saturday and Sunday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
228 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>006-009-010-015>019-033>037-045-048-051-042030-
Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Walworth-Edmunds-
Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-
Lyman-Buffalo-
228 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 /128 PM MST Wed Dec 3 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota,
central South Dakota, north central South Dakota and northeast
South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Very cold wind chill values tonight ranging in the teens to twenties
below zero. The coldest wind chills will be in the James Valley
and eastward into west central MN.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
228 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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Marshall-Roberts-Day-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-
228 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Very cold wind chill values tonight ranging in the teens to twenties
below zero. The coldest wind chills will be in the James Valley and
eastward into west central MN.

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

Downslope winds from the southwest expected across the Sisseton Hills
region on Thursday, with gusts in excess of 40 mph possible. Areas
of blowing/drifting snow are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
213 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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081>086-092>097-042015-
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun-
Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-
Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-
Poweshiek-Cass-Adair-Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union-
Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
Appanoose-Davis-
213 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Very cold temperatures are forecast from tonight through Thursday.
Wind chills of 15 to 25 below zero are expected late tonight and
early Thursday morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

There is an increasing chance for accumulating snow Saturday
afternoon and Saturday night. It is too early to pinpoint specific
amounts, but a few inches are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

$$

Borghoff

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
149 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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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-
149 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Forecast lows will range 5 to 15 degrees below zero with wind
chills from 15 to 25 below zero into early tomorrow morning.


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

A Clipper system will bring our next chance of snow to the region
on Friday. Accumulations are expected to be around an inch or
less.

Looking ahead, we will have multiple chances for snow into early
next week, though none are looking particularly impactful at this
time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.

$$

Dye

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
1019 AM MST Wed Dec 3 2025

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Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-
Northern Black Hills-Northern Foothills-Rapid City-
Southern Foothills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-
Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Western Fall River-
Northern Oglala Lakota-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-
Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Meade Co Plains-
Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-Southern Oglala Lakota-
Southern Jackson-Southern Perkins-Northern Campbell-
Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-
Weston County Plains-Newcastle-Northeastern Crook-
1019 AM MST Wed Dec 3 2025 /1119 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South
Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Leftover light snow will taper off this morning and afternoon
with minor additional accumulation.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Periodic bouts of light snow are expected through the weekend.
The best chance for snow accumulation will be over the northern
Black Hills.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today.

&&

Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check
our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity

$$

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