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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
138 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2026
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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
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
PATCHY VALLEY FOG IS POSSIBLE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, ESPECIALLY FOR
AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. HERE VISIBILITY MAY
BRIEFLY FALL TO 2 MILES OR LESS. FOG WILL MIX OUT AFTER SUNRISE AS
WINDS INCREASE.
LOCALIZED ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED AS WARM, DRY, AND
PERIODICALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS
WEEK. SPECIFICALLY IN FIELDS WHERE HARVEST OPERATIONS ARE ONGOING.
CHANCES FOR RAIN RETURN TO THE FORECAST FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
NWS SIOUX FALLS WILL DISCONTINUE THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
PRODUCT (HWO) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2026. WEATHER HAZARDS AND OUTLOOKS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH OTHER STANDARD NWS PRODUCTS,
INCLUDING WEATHER BRIEFING PACKETS, FORECAST DISCUSSIONS, WEATHER
STORY GRAPHICS, THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK, AND UPDATED
HAZARD MESSAGING. ALL LOCAL PRODUCTS AND VISUAL TOOLS ARE ACCESSIBLE
DIRECTLY AT: WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS.
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