Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Duluth MN
208 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
LSZ121-140>148-150-042015-
Bayfield to Oak Point WI-Grand Portage to Grand Marais MN-
Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN-
Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN-
Silver Bay Harbor to Two Harbors MN-Two Harbors to Duluth MN-
Duluth MN to Port Wing WI-Port Wing to Sand Island WI-
Sand Island to Bayfield WI-Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI-
Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland-
208 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Superior
and the Nearshore waters of western Lake Superior.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight
Strong northwest winds will persist today and tonight, with gusts
of 25 to 30 knots. Small Craft Advisories are in effect.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday
Strong southwest winds will pick up Thursday morning ahead of the
next clipper system. There is a 70 to 90% chance of gales to 35
knots over portions of the North Shore waters Thursday afternoon
and evening. Small Craft Advisories remain in effect through
Friday morning. A Gale Watch remains in for the North Shore and
Outer Apostle Islands.
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NLy
More information may be obtained at the following web address:
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Duluth MN
208 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-042015-
Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook/Northern Lake-
North Itasca-Central St. Louis-Southern Lake/North Shore-
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.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
618 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
MNZ004>009-013>017-050030-
Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall-East Marshall-
North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-North Clearwater-
South Beltrami-
618 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northwest
Minnesota.
.DAY ONE...Tonight
Wind Chills as low as 25 below zero tonight into Thursday morning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday
A southeastward moving clipper system will bring a period of snow
to parts of northwest Minnesota Thursday into Thursday evening.
Snowfall mostly under 1 inch, locally up to 2 inches around Lake
of the Woods.
Several additional weak clipper systems traverse the area through
the middle of next week. Light snow and periodic gusty winds are
possible, primarily in northwest Minnesota and the northern Red
River Valley.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
618 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
MNZ001>003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-050030-
West Polk-Norman-Clay-Mahnomen-South Clearwater-Hubbard-
West Becker-East Becker-Wilkin-West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-
Wadena-Grant-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh-
Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-
Sargent-Richland-Western Walsh-
618 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North
Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota.
.DAY ONE...Tonight
Wind Chills as low as 25 below zero tonight into Thursday morning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday
Several additional weak clipper systems traverse the area through
the middle of next week. Light snow and periodic gusty winds are
possible, primarily in northwest Minnesota and the northern Red
River Valley.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Marquette MI
409 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
LSZ162-240>251-263>267-042115-
Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand
Portage MN beyond 5NM-Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI-
Black River to Ontonagon MI-
Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI-
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI-
Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI-
Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including
Keweenaw and Huron Bays-Huron Islands to Marquette MI-
Marquette to Munising MI-Munising to Grand Marais MI-
Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI-
Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage
Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle
Royale National Park-
Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou
Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border-
Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
Beyond 5NM from shore-
Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border
Beyond 5NM from shore-
Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off
shore to the US/Canadian border-
409 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 /309 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Central Lake
Superior...Eastern Lake Superior and Western Lake Superior.
.DAY ONE...Tonight
Northwest gales to 40 kts through tonight with moderate to heavy
freezing spray. See the Open Lake Forecast and Marine Weather
Message for additional details.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday
Southwest gales to 40 kts are possible (30-50% chance) Thursday
evening into Friday. See the Open Lake Forecast for additional
details.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Marquette MI
409 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-042115-
Keweenaw-Ontonagon-Northern Houghton-Baraga-Marquette-Alger-Luce-
Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft-
Southern Houghton-Northern Schoolcraft-
409 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 /309 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Upper
Michigan and western Upper Michigan.
.DAY ONE...Tonight
NW wind lake effect snow showers will deliver an additional 3 to
6 inches of snowfall across Alger, northern Schoolcraft, and Luce
counties through tonight. See the Winter Weather Message for more
information.
Expect wind chill values to fall below zero across much of the
U.P. tonight, with values as cold as the negative teens near the
WI border.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
228 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-042030-
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.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
149 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
042000-
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-
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.
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