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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
551 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

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551 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A band of snow is expected to bring at least minor travel impacts to
parts of the area Friday into Friday night. The highest chances will
be in far northeast Nebraska into west-central Iowa.

This evening into tonight, mixed precipitation including rain,
freezing drizzle, and snow are expected. This will result in some
icing and hazardous travel conditions.

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

Travel impacts will become more widespread Saturday as snow
overspreads the area and a few places continue to see some light
icing. In addition, gusty northwest winds will lead to some blowing
and drifting snow, including into Saturday evening after snow ends.
Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories have been issued
for the majority of the outlook area for Friday into Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time; however, any snow
or ice reports are appreciated.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1031 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

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1031 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 /931 AM MST Fri Nov 28 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for northern Nebraska
and portions of north central Nebraska tonight through Saturday
morning. Areas along and north of Highway 2 may see snow
accumulations between up to 4 inches, locally higher.

Further south, freezing drizzle and light freezing rain is possible
late this evening into the early overnight hours, most notably along
and south of Interstate 80. This may create some slippery and
hazardous travel conditions. Overnight, precipitation is expected to
switch over to snow, which may cover some of the icy patches.

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

Additional light snow is likely Saturday morning, ending by the
afternoon. Strong northerly winds will gust up to 45 mph will lead to
areas of blowing snow. The combination of slick roads and reduced
visibility will again lead to difficult travel conditions across much
of the area before winds diminish Saturday evening.

Sub-zero wind chills are likely each morning Saturday, Sunday, and
Monday.

Additional light snow is possible Sunday night across southwest
Nebraska. At this time, snowfall amounts, if any, are expected to be
very light.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
553 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

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553 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Snow begins today and continues through Saturday. Expect disruptions
to travel. Expect reduced visibility and the potential for blowing
and drifting snow.

Areas south of I-90 toward the southern Missouri River Valley and US
Highway 20 are expected to see a light glaze of ice later today into
tonight.

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

Winter storm continues Saturday. Snowfall totals Friday through
Saturday of 5 to 12 inches expected, highest along and east of
Iowa/Minnesota State Highway 60 with locally higher amounts
possible.

Northerly wind gusts Saturday of 25-35 mph lead to blowing and
drifting snow. Expect reduced visibility. Travel will become
difficult if not impossible for some locations.

Much colder air moves in Sunday into early next week with wind
chills below zero at times.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
553 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

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553 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota, east
central South Dakota, south central South Dakota and southeast
South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Snow begins today and continues through Saturday. Expect disruptions
to travel. Expect reduced visibility and the potential for blowing
and drifting snow.

Areas south of I-90 toward the southern Missouri River Valley and US
Highway 20 are expected to see a light glaze of ice later today into
tonight.

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

Winter storm continues Saturday. Snowfall totals Friday through
Saturday of 4 to 8 inches expected, highest across the James River
Valley and near I-29.

Northerly wind gusts Saturday of 30-35 mph lead to blowing and
drifting snow. Expect reduced visibility. Travel will become
difficult if not impossible for some locations.

Much colder air moves in Sunday into early next week with wind
chills below zero at times.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0504 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

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0504 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Through tonight.

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

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

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Cool and dry Thanksgiving today.

- Majority of Friday will be dry with a storm system arriving
  Friday night

- Chances for wintry precipitation have expanded. 4-7 inches of
  snow is possible across far NE MO (including the Kirksville
  area). A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for this area.
  Other areas could see 0.5-3 inches of snow.

- Some uncertainties remain with the potential for a shifting
  storm track, and a fine line between light snow and more
  notable accumulating snow, and chances for rain undercutting
  potential snow totals.

- Road travel impacts are likely late Friday through Saturday
  especially along I-35, US-36, and US-65.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
405 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

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405 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the area from later today
through Saturday night. Please refer to the National Weather
Service website at weather.gov/desmoines for further details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the area from later today
through Saturday night. Please refer to the National Weather
Service website at weather.gov/desmoines for further details.

Bitter cold is expected early next week, with morning lows in the
single digits and feels like temperatures near to below zero,
especially in northern Iowa. Additional snow is possible Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed, however snow reports are
always appreciated.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
405 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

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405 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the area from later
today through Saturday night. Please refer to the National
Weather Service website at weather.gov/desmoines for further
details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the area from later
today through Saturday night. Please refer to the National
Weather Service website at weather.gov/desmoines for further
details.

Bitter cold is expected early next week, with morning lows in the
single digits and feels like temperatures near to below zero,
especially in northern Iowa. Additional snow is possible Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed, however snow reports are
always appreciated.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
349 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

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349 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

A mixture of rain and freezing rain will transition to snow this
evening and tonight. A trace up to 1.5 inches of snow southwest
of the Tri-Cities and up to 4 inches of snow northeast of the Tri-
Cities will be possible through Saturday afternoon. A Winter
Weather Advisory will be in effect from 9PM tonight through 3PM
Saturday. Please refer to the advisory statement for more
information.

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

A mixture of rain and freezing rain will transition to snow early
Saturday morning. A trace up to 1.5 inches of snow southwest of
the Tri-Cities and up to 4 inches of snow northeast of the Tri-Cities
will be possible through Saturday afternoon. A Winter Weather
Advisory will be in effect through 3PM Saturday. Please refer to
the advisory statement for more information.

Strong northwest winds with gusts up to 30 to 45 MPH may lead to
blowing snow during the afternoon Saturday.

A combination of slick roads and poor visibility will likely lead
to hazardous travel conditions for at least portions of the area
on Saturday.

Wind chills dip just below zero for much of Nebraska Saturday and
Sunday nights.

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More information may be obtained at the following web page:
   https://www.weather.gov/hastings

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Stump

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