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Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
412 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 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...Today and tonight.

Gusty north to northwest winds will peak this morning with gusts of  
30 to 40 mph. Wind speeds will slowly ease with winds becoming light
and variable tonight.

The light winds and clearing skies will allow widespread frost to
develop tonight. Locations roughly along and east of U.S. Highway 81
could see temperatures fall to near freezing or below, with several
hours of freezing temperatures most likely in portions of southwest 
Minnesota and northwest Iowa. Take precautions to protect sensitive
outdoor vegetation. 

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

Southerly gusts of 25 to 35 mph quickly develop Saturday morning,
with isolated gusts up to 40 mph possible in higher elevations. 
These stronger winds may produce localized elevated fire danger, 
especially in sufficiently dry grasses and cropland.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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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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