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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
355 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

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355 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa and southwest
Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A quick winter system will bring moderate to heavy snowfall to the
area today. Accumulative amounts of 6+ inches is expected with
isolated higher possible mainly across the Iowa Great Lakes. Falling
snow and rapid accumulations will lead to minor to moderate travel
impacts potentially affecting the evening commute.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

An active pattern aloft will lead to additional chances for
precipitation. However, details remain uncertain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
355 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

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355 AM CST Sat Dec 6 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.

A quick winter system will bring light to moderate snowfall to the
area today. Accumulative amounts of 3-6 inches is expected. Minor
travel impacts are expected mainly due to falling snow and reductions
to visibility.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

An active pattern aloft will lead to additional chances for precipitation.
However, details remain uncertain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
355 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

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355 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

A quick winter system will bring light snowfall to the area today.
Accumulative amounts of 1-2 inches is expected. Falling snow could
lead to temporary reductions in visibility.

Details remain uncertain, but additional snow chances continue into
mid next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
319 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

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319 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Additional snowfall is expected to move in this morning and continue
through the afternoon and early evening. Up to three inches of
snowfall accumulation may be seen, with locally higher amounts
possible. Be prepared for slippery road conditions.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

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
319 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

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319 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025 /219 AM MST Sat Dec 6 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Additional snowfall is expected to move in this morning and continue
through the afternoon and early evening. Up to two inches of
snowfall accumulation may be seen, with locally higher amounts
possible. Be prepared for slippery road conditions. The combination
of falling snow and winds may lead to isolated areas of drifting or
blowing snow between the Missouri River and the James River. This may
reduce visibility at times and make travel more dangerous.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Strong sustained northwest winds in excess of 40 miles per hour,
gusting to 55 miles per hour or greater are possible over central and
north central South Dakota Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
246 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

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246 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Minnesota...east central Minnesota...south central Minnesota...
southeast Minnesota...southwest Minnesota...west central
Minnesota and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Accumulating snow is likely across southern MN on today, with the
greatest snowfall amounts (4 to 6 inches) expected along I-90.
Travel impacts are likely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Additional chances for snow or mixed precipitation exist over the
course of the upcoming week and may result in periods of
hazardous travel conditions.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
947 PM CST Fri Dec 5 2025

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947 PM CST Fri Dec 5 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A mix of fog and freezing fog is possible (70% chance) along and
south of the Platte River. This could lead to visibility less than
1/2 mile at times and a few slick spots on roads.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Snow is expected to cause minor travel impacts due to slick roads on
Saturday into early Sunday. At least a dusting of snow is most
likely (40-80%) northeast of a Columbus to Red Oak line. The highest
potential for 1" or more of snow will be northeast of a Niobrara to
Harlan, IA line (40-70% chance).

Temperatures may fall below 0 for portions of northeast Nebraska and
southwest Iowa Sunday and Monday mornings.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
234 PM CST Fri Dec 5 2025

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234 PM CST Fri Dec 5 2025 /134 PM MST Fri Dec 5 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A few light showers are possible across far north central Nebraska.
While precipitation should largely fall as rain, a few instances of
snow will be possible, though no accumulations are expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Precipitation chances return early Saturday as a disturbance moves
out of Wyoming. Precipitation initially may fall as a wintry mix
with an eventual transition to all snow by late morning continuing
through the afternoon. At this time, accumulations appear to be
limited to far north central Nebraska. Up to one inch of snow is
possible for portions of Boyd and Holt Counties and little to no
accumulations elsewhere. Folks traveling during the day Saturday
should closely monitor for rapidly changing weather conditions.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

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