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KEY MESSAGES

- Moderate to heavt snow moving through from the west this evening. Main impacts will be with the snow band with 0.5-1.5 inches of snow possible.

- Precipitation chances rapidly decreasing for Thursday night and Friday, but watching for a potentially brief freezing drizzle event Wednesday evening into Wednesday night. Current probability for precipitation is < 15%, but that may need to be increased in future updates.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 247 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

Ongoing event will wind down by midnight, which is also when the Winter Weather Advisory will expire.

Isolated to scattered showers of wintry mix are not causing any known impacts at this point lending to daytime insolation, very light nature, and limited coverage. The main story for this evening will be the band of snow currently stretching from north-central OK to the KC area. This will move east through the area, lasting for 1-2 hours over any one area. Intensity may vary between light and moderate at times. As for amounts, looking for around a half inch or less over the southern CWA and 0.5-1.5 inches over the northern portions. Minor travel impacts are possible, largely due to the snow falling after sunset with temperatures in the mid to upper 20s and dropping.

After precip moves out, expect lows around 20 tonight.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 247 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

The long term is relatively quiet with variable temperatures, but there are a couple low probability precip events to keep an eye on.

Wednesday evening into Wednesday night:

Models are starting to hint at a short lived freezing drizzle potential late Wednesday evening into Wednesday night right behind a strong cold front. Probabilities are too low (< 15%) to get into our forecast at this point, but it is worth watching.

Models have quickly moved away from the Thursday night into Friday precip event. The forecast still features 10-20% chances for a wintry mix, but that will probably fall out of the forecast in future updates if trends continue.

Highs will be in the 40s most days, but in the mid 20s to mid 30s on Thursday. The coldest night will be Wednesday night with lows in the teens and wind chills in the single digits, while other nights are generally in the 20s.

Otherwise, models also hint at some precip this weekend, but there is not much agreement and probabilities are < 15%. As such, nothing was included in the forecast at this point.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 514 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

A snow band has set up from northeast Oklahoma into central Missouri and is pushing east into southern Missouri at the beginning of this TAF period. As moderate to briefly heavy snow passes through with this band, visibility is expected to be reduced as low as <1SM at times, especially at the leading edge of the snow band. Ceilings will reduce to IFR as the band pushes through and in the immediate aftermath of the snow, improving to MVFR with ~1500ft cigs around 2-3 hours after snow onset.

SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

KS...Winter Weather Advisory until midnight CST tonight for KSZ073- 097-101. MO...Winter Weather Advisory until midnight CST tonight for MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106.