11/26/2025
Everyone be safe this holiday weekend!!
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*** WINTER STORM LIKELY ***
When: Friday Night / Saturday
Start Time: After ~2:00am Friday Night (Saturday Morning)
Ok folks, here’s the mappy map you all have been patiently waiting for and we thank you for that. As you know, we take our time here and it’s truly because we care about being as accurate as possible. These maps go through an entire peer review and nothing gets the green light until our meteorologists and entire team agree on the most likely solution.
Well we have the green light now and to say the least, this storm is very dynamic in regards to temperature profiles fighting each other back and forth along with the Southern Influence pumping in Warmer Surface Air while merging with the Colder Below Freezing NW Flow both at the surface and in higher altitudes.
That creates a moisture ripe environment that will certainly begin as heavy wet snow across much of our region. At the same time, the warm nose creates a mixed bag of rain and snow further south. But as we’ve mentioned, elevation is often a key role player in these situations especially over our Southern Topography. This region could see snow in higher elevations while others see little if any before it goes to just plain rain. *Further west of our region will have a sharp cutoff with more rain than snow so those West of this map please be aware!
Further north details are becoming much more clear with wet-bulbing helping rapidly cool our temperatures thanks to lower level dry air. This means that these areas will see a more prolonged period of heavy wet snow along with those big snowflakes at times. Additionally, although still a concern, given temperatures overnight are near or below freezing with highs in the Upper 30s/Low 40s out ahead of the storm, we think this will help cool the ground enough for snow to stick faster with a much shorter period of melting.
The end result as we’ve continued to state, means the primary accumulating snow field should expand a bit further south towards the Missouri River as we see it. While much of the snow will accumulate on grassy and elevated surfaces, it’s entirely possible it can come down so heavy to briefly cover some area roads especially those lesser traveled and not treated also leading to some slushy spots.
For now we will not put numbers on this map until we do final adjustments after the storm is fully sampled. It is entirely possible that several areas receive 3 Inches or more of heavy, compacting wet snow especially the further north you go. Travel impacts especially North of the Missouri River can be expected particularly during the morning hours on Saturday. It’s a busy holiday travel weekend so please plan accordingly and be safe!
As always, we will update you as needed and release our Expected Snow Total Graphics Tomorrow.
Have a Wonderful Day!
- TEAM HLEW -
