Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
305 AM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025
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Harding-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Northern Foothills-
Rapid City-Southern Foothills-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-
305 AM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025 /405 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South
Dakota.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
The grassland fire danger will be high to very high today with
elevated to critical fire weather conditions.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday
There is a slight chance for thunderstorms Saturday night. Severe
weather is not expected.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed today.
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Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check
our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
305 AM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025
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Northern Black Hills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-
Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-Western Crook-
Wyoming Black Hills-Weston County Plains-Newcastle-
Northeastern Crook-
305 AM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Black Hills
of South Dakota...northeast Wyoming...and the Black Hills of
Wyoming.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected today.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday
There is a slight chance for thunderstorms Saturday night. Severe
weather is not expected.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed today.
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Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check
our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
306 PM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025
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Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County-
Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County-
Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County-
Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County-
North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-
Shirley Basin-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-Central Carbon County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-Southwest Carbon County-
Sierra Madre Range-Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range-
Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-East Laramie County-
306 PM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle
Nebraska...east central Wyoming...south central Wyoming and
southeast Wyoming.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
- Showers and thunderstorms will move into Carbon and Albany
Counties later this evening and continue overnight.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
- Widespread precipitation, including rain and thunderstorms,
expected Saturday as a potent shortwave moves through the
region.
- Strong winds will be possible in the southeast Wyoming wind
prones on Sunday. Gusts approaching 50 to 55 mph may be
possible.
.Spotter information statement...
Spotter activation will not be needed.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
353 PM CDT Fri Oct 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-
353 PM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025 /253 PM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north
central Nebraska.
.DAY ONE...Late this afternoon and Tonight.
Through late afternoon, elevated to near-critical fire weather
conditions across the northwest Sandhills and portions of north
central Nebraska. The concern is humidity minimums falling to the 15
to 20 percent range with gusts up to 25 mph.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Critical fire weather conditions Saturday afternoon until mid evening
for all of western and north central Nebraska. The concern is
southerly winds 25 to 35 mph with gust to around 45 mph and afternoon
humidity humidity falling to as low as low as 18 to 25 percent. Any
fire start will have the potential for rapid spread and erratic
behavior.
Southerly winds gusting up to 45 mph, with locally higher gusts
possible, are likely Saturday leading to strong crosswind concerns
on east-west routes.
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible late Saturday
afternoon but more likely Saturday evening for areas west of Highway
83. A few stronger storms are possible with the main concerns being
isolated damaging wind gusts.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Riverton WY
304 AM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025
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Yellowstone National Park-Absaroka Mountains-Cody Foothills-
North Bighorn Basin-Southwest Bighorn Basin-Southeast Bighorn Basin-
Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains-Bighorn Mountains West-
Bighorn Mountains Southeast-Northeast Johnson County-
Southeast Johnson County-Teton and Gros Ventre Mountains-
Jackson Hole-Wind River Mountains West-Wind River Mountains East-
Upper Wind River Basin-Wind River Basin-Lander Foothills-
Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range-
Natrona County Lower Elevations-Casper Mountain-Star Valley-
Salt River and Wyoming Ranges-Upper Green River Basin Foothills-
Upper Green River Basin-South Lincoln County-
Rock Springs and Green River-Flaming Gorge-East Sweetwater County-
304 AM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND BIGHORN MOUNTAINS...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Western and Central Wyoming.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Showers returning to western Wyoming with strong thunderstorms
possible in the afternoon. Elevated fire weather likely in the
afternoon from Rock Springs through Casper.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Saturday...Periods of rain likely across much of the area. Snow
likely in the mountains with several inches at the higher
elevations of the Absaroka, Wind River, and Bighorn Mountains,
with the worst conditions Saturday night.
Sunday...Light to moderate snow continues in the mountains. Sub
freezing temperatures possible at lower elevations Sunday night.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
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