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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
314 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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314 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast
Minnesota...northeast Iowa and southwest into central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Wind chills will fall to around 10 to 25 degrees below zero
overnight with a 20 to 30 percent chance for wind chills to be
colder than 25 degrees below zero west of the Mississippi River.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

No action needed.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

$$

nofwd

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
254 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-
Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
254 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 /354 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited Snow and Freezing Drizzle Risk.
  Limited Excessive Cold Risk late tonight.

DISCUSSION...

Bands of light snow will continue, producing up to a coating to a
half inch of accumulation in spots for locations near and south
of I-88 through early this evening. Patchy freezing drizzle may
mix in with the snow at times.

Wind chills 10 below to 15 below zero are expected late tonight.

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

Thursday through Friday Morning...
  Limited Excessive Cold Risk.
Saturday Night into Sunday...
  Limited Snow Risk.
Monday Night through Tuesday...
  Limited Snow Risk.

DISCUSSION...

Wind chills of 10 below to 15 below zero are expected Thursday
morning and again Thursday night into early Friday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
235 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
235 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Wind chills tonight will fall to between 15 and 18 degrees below
zero.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Wednesday

Wind chills between 15 and 18 degrees below zero are expected
through early Thursday morning.

Light snow is possible Friday night (20-40% chance). A more active
pattern sets up early next week, with multiple periods of light
snow expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
228 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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Vilas-Oneida-Forest-Florence-Northern Marinette County-Lincoln-
Langlade-Menominee-Northern Oconto County-Door-Marathon-Shawano-
Wood-Portage-Waupaca-Outagamie-Brown-Kewaunee-Waushara-Winnebago-
Calumet-Manitowoc-Southern Marinette County-
Southern Oconto County-
228 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north-central and northeast
Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Record or near record cold is expected late tonight into Thursday
morning, where a few record low temperatures are possible. Wind
chill readings late tonight should fall to 10 below to 20 below
zero, which could lead to frost bite in 30 minutes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Wednesday

Hazardous wind chills of 10 below to 20 below zero are expected
Thursday morning. The record or near record cold will continue
Thursday afternoon with highs only 8 to 14 degrees, which may
result in a few locations setting a record low maximum for
December 4th. Below normal temperatures are expected to continue
through the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are requested to forward snowfall measurements to the
National Weather Service in Green Bay.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
222 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-
Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark-
222 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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...TONIGHT

Early season cold will result in subzero temperatures overnight
and Thursday morning for most of the area. The coldest air, with
wind chills near 20 below zero, will be seen north of I-80 in
Iowa.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

Early season cold will continue through Friday morning, with
wind chills Thursday night and Friday morning as low as 5 to 15
below zero.

There is potential for accumulating snow on Saturday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed tonight.

$$

Friedlein

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

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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 Duluth MN
208 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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Southern Cook/North Shore-North Cass-South Itasca-South Cass-
Crow Wing-Northern Aitkin-South Aitkin-Carlton/South St. Louis-
Pine-Douglas-Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Burnett-Washburn-Sawyer-Price-
208 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Very cold temperatures in the teens below zero tonight may
combine with northwest winds to create wind chills as low as 30
below zero. Cold Weather Advisories may be needed.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

One to four inches of snowfall are forecast Thursday afternoon to
Thursday night for the Minnesota Borderlands and Arrowhead. A
Winter Weather Advisory may be needed for southern Cook County.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotter activation will not be needed this afternoon or
tonight.

$$

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

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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

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Silver Spring, MD 20910
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