Winter Storm Watch For Sioux Falls Friday through Saturday

Early Thursday morning (November 27), the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for southeast South Dakota, including Sioux Falls, as well as parts of Iowa and Minnesota. The Watch is in effect from Friday afternoon (November 28) through Saturday evening.

The main threat of the storm appears to be heavy snow with four to six inches possible. Heavy snowfall will make travel difficult and possibly dangerous.

NEED TO KNOW: Your Guide To Reliable Winter Weather Updates In Sioux Falls

RGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
242 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

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Plymouth-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Brookings-Lake-Moody-McCook-
Minnehaha-Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay-Union-
Including the cities of Irene, Battle Creek, Chancellor,
Centerville, Lennox, Beresford, Harrisburg, Ponca, Sioux Falls,
Wakefield, Flandreau, Parkston, Parker, Viborg, Canistota, South
Sioux City, Springfield, Jefferson, Montrose, Tripp, Avon,
Canton, Elk Point, Bridgewater, Brookings, Clayton, Holstein, Ida
Grove, Tabor, Madison, Menno, Hurley, Orland, Scotland, North
Sioux City, Freeman, Salem, Tyndall, Allen, Tea, Sioux City,
Marion, Le Mars, Alcester, Yankton, and Vermillion
242 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and
  7 inches possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, northeast
  Nebraska, and east central and southeast South Dakota.

* WHEN...From Friday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
  could impact the Friday evening commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.