Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >
Overview
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A long duration winter storm tracked across the region Friday night and Saturday. Widespread snowfall amounts over 8" were common, with some locations receiving over a foot of snow! This will likely go down as one of the highest snowfall events for any year for the month of November in eastern IA, northwest IL, and northeast MO. Numerous accidents including a few jackknifed semis on I-80 and I-74 and several road closures occurred with this event. Thank you to our many volunteer observers for your reports! NWS Official Totals Dubuque: 12.3" |
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Fast Facts
Dubuque: The grand total of 12.3" for Dubuque makes this the snowiest system in meteorological autumn (September-November) on record for the city (using 3-day totals). This surpasses 12.2" on November 17-19, 1986 and 11.7" on November 20-21, 2015.
In addition, the 12.3" had 11.0" fall during the calendar day of November 29, making it the snowiest day in the month of November on record. Previous record was 10.3" on November 25, 1992.
This was the largest snow event in the city for anytime of the year since January 9, 2024 (12.6").
Dubuque averages a 10+" snow event about once every two years based on the last 30 years.
Moline: The total of 9.2" made this the 4th snowiest system in meteorological autumn (September-November) on record for the city (using 3-day totals). The top three are the November 25-26, 2018 blizzard (13.8"), the November 20-21, 2015 event (9.9"), and November 29-30, 1974 event (9.8").
Of the 9.2", there was 9.1" that fell on the calendar day of November 29, making it the 2nd snowiest day in the month of November on record. The current record is 13.3" on November 25, 2018.
This was the largest snow event in the city for anytime of the year since January 12-13, 2024 (15.4").
Moline saw more snow with this single event than it saw in the entirety of the previous winter (8.2")!
This one system resulted in November 2025 and Meteorological Autumn 2025 both being top ten snowiest on record for Dubuque and Moline. Climate Summary
For more climatological context, see our Snow Page and our History of Weather Observations Page.
Snow
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Snowfall Reports
...Highest Snowfall Amounts for Nov 29-30th Snowfall... The reports below are separated into snow and ice and sleet categories, then by amount, and are not necessarily the final amount for each location. Snow Reports Listed By Amount INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME ------ ----------------------- -- -------------- ------- 14.8 Jesup IA Buchanan 0905 AM 14.0 2 SE Asbury IA Dubuque 0923 AM 13.5 2 ENE Hazleton IA Buchanan 0900 PM 13.5 Lowden IA Cedar 0136 AM 13.5 Aurora IA Buchanan 0907 AM 13.0 1 N Fairfax IA Linn 0615 PM 12.5 3 N Hopkinton IA Delaware 0700 PM 12.5 Asbury IA Dubuque 0814 PM 12.3 Dubuque Regional Arpt IA Dubuque 0614 AM 12.3 2 NE Stone City IA Jones 0653 AM 12.2 Anamosa IA Jones 0325 AM 12.1 2 E Hiawatha IA Linn 0959 PM 12.0 1 W Dubuque IA Dubuque 0800 PM 12.0 Freeport IL Stephenson 1000 PM 12.0 1 NE Moline IL Rock Island 0556 AM 12.0 3 N Stockton IL Jo Daviess 0818 AM 11.7 2 NW Cedar Rapids IA Linn 0927 PM 11.5 Geneseo IL Henry 0655 PM 11.5 1 SE Manchester IA Delaware 0936 PM 11.5 Marion IA Linn 0715 AM 11.5 1 SW Vinton IA Benton 1016 AM 11.4 3 NE Muscatine IA Muscatine 0754 PM 11.4 2 W Freeport IL Stephenson 0840 AM 11.1 1 E Marion IA Linn 0536 PM 11.0 1 E Vinton IA Benton 0400 PM 11.0 1 SSE Manchester IA Delaware 0430 PM 11.0 2 SSE Manchester IA Delaware 0630 PM 11.0 2 W Marion IA Linn 0731 PM 11.0 2 NW Woodbine IL Jo Daviess 0300 AM 11.0 2 NE Cedar Rapids IA Linn 0402 AM 11.0 1 NW Maquoketa IA Jackson 0524 AM 11.0 1 SSE Edmore IA Dubuque 0904 AM 11.0 1 NW Center Grove IA Dubuque 0934 AM 11.0 1 NE Park View IA Scott 0705 PM 10.9 1 NNE Moline IL Rock Island 1030 PM 10.9 2 W Cedar Rapids IA Linn 1055 PM 10.6 3 S Urbana IA Benton 0543 PM 10.6 Davenport Airport IA Scott 0612 AM 10.5 Shellsburg IA Benton 1010 PM 10.5 1 W Elmira IA Johnson 0709 AM 10.4 3 S Davis IL Stephenson 0900 AM 10.2 2 NE Marion IA Linn 0418 PM 10.2 1 NW Pleasant Valley IA Scott 0724 PM 10.2 1 SW University Heights IA Johnson 0800 AM 10.0 1 N Carbon Cliff IL Rock Island 0315 PM 10.0 1 ENE Moline IL Rock Island 0510 PM 10.0 Wellman IA Washington 0517 PM 10.0 Albany IL Whiteside 0657 PM 10.0 2 NW Marion IA Linn 0800 PM 10.0 2 SW East Moline IL Rock Island 1000 PM 10.0 Prophetstown IL Whiteside 0438 AM 10.0 1 NW Fruitland IL Rock Island 0835 AM 10.0 Le Claire IA Scott 0953 AM 9.8 2 NW North Liberty IA Johnson 0931 AM 9.7 3 SW Winneshiek IL Stephenson 0630 AM 9.7 1 W Hennepin IL Putnam 0500 PM 9.5 1 NW Geneseo IL Henry 0350 PM 9.5 2 WSW Hiawatha IA Linn 0435 PM 9.5 3 E Cedar Rapids IA Linn 0545 PM 9.5 3 W Cedar Rapids IA Linn 0745 PM 9.5 3 WSW Bettendorf IA Scott 0817 PM 9.4 Erie IL Whiteside 1033 AM 9.3 4 SSE Cedar Rapids IA Linn 0705 PM 9.3 1 SE Macomb IL Mcdonough 0919 PM 9.2 Quad City Airport IL Rock Island 0613 AM 9.2 1 NE Park View IA Scott 1025 AM 9.1 Stanwood IA Cedar 0712 AM 9.0 Watkins IA Benton 0330 PM 9.0 2 NE Silvis IL Rock Island 0336 PM 9.0 3 E Iowa City IA Johnson 0341 PM 9.0 2 W Bettendorf IA Scott 0500 PM 9.0 1 SSW Macomb IL Mcdonough 0503 PM 9.0 1 NW Fulton IA Clinton 0539 PM 9.0 Belle Plaine IA Benton 0619 PM 9.0 Muscatine IA Muscatine 0638 PM 9.0 Macomb IL Mcdonough 0900 PM 9.0 Maquoketa IA Jackson 0903 PM 9.0 1 SE North Liberty IA Johnson 0940 PM 9.0 1 ENE Clinton IA Clinton 1023 PM 9.0 1 W Cou Falls IA Johnson 1044 PM 9.0 1 S Salem IA Henry 0700 AM 9.0 Lanark IL Carroll 0710 AM 9.0 1 SE Davenport IA Scott 0833 AM 8.8 3 SSE Milo IL Bureau 1113 AM 8.7 2 SW Florid IL Putnam 0920 PM 8.5 1 N Independence IA Buchanan 0235 PM 8.5 1 E Burlington Regional IA Des Moines 0400 PM 8.5 1 E Burlington Regional IA Des Moines 0400 PM 8.5 2 NNW Moline IL Rock Island 0555 PM 8.5 1 S Princeton IL Bureau 0804 PM 8.5 2 SW Mc Connell IL Stephenson 0840 PM 8.5 Preston IA Jackson 0946 AM 8.5 Chadwick IL Carroll 1151 AM 8.5 Long Grove IA Scott 0137 PM 8.4 Olin IA Jones 0800 PM 8.4 1 SE Monticello IA Jones 0935 PM 8.4 1 N Marion IA Linn 0500 PM 8.3 1 W Hennepin IL Putnam 0608 PM 8.3 1 ENE Mount Vernon IA Linn 0905 AM 8.2 1 SW Macomb IL Mcdonough 0208 PM 8.2 Colchester IL Mcdonough 0330 PM 8.0 2 NE Davenport IA Scott 0314 PM 8.0 1 W Oakdale IA Johnson 0346 PM 8.0 1 SW Hiawatha IA Linn 0406 PM 8.0 1 W Credit Island IA Scott 0426 PM 8.0 1 WNW Savanna IL Carroll 0430 PM 8.0 2 E Iowa City IA Johnson 0500 PM 8.0 Galena IL Jo Daviess 0700 PM 8.0 3 SE Paralta IA Linn 0922 PM 8.0 3 ENE Charlie Heath Mem MO Clark 0940 PM 8.0 2 SE Warner IL Henry 1000 PM 8.0 3 NE Lisbon IA Jones 0828 AM 8.0 1 S Clinton IA Clinton 0850 AM 8.0 1 E Camanche IA Clinton 0600 PM 7.9 3 ESE Davenport IA Scott 0630 PM 7.8 2 S Davenport IA Scott 0435 PM 7.5 2 NNW Fruitland IL Rock Island 0227 PM 7.5 3 SW Center Junction IA Jones 0415 PM 7.5 1 NE Dubuque IA Dubuque 0612 PM 7.5 Mount Carroll IL Carroll 0912 PM 7.5 2 NE New Windsor IL Henry 0755 AM 7.4 Lost Nation IA Clinton 0335 PM 7.3 1 NW Park View IA Scott 0647 PM 7.0 3 ENE Charlie Heath Mem MO Clark 0159 PM 7.0 3 SE Osborn IL Henry 0216 PM 7.0 1 S Mooar IA Lee 0237 PM 7.0 2 ESE Princeton IL Bureau 0345 PM 7.0 2 N Burlington IA Des Moines 0356 PM 7.0 4 N Stockton IL Jo Daviess 0445 PM 7.0 Amana IA Iowa 0518 PM 7.0 Nauvoo IL Hancock 0635 PM 7.0 Cantril IA Van Buren 0700 PM 7.0 Pearl City IL Stephenson 0800 PM 7.0 Mount Auburn IA Benton 0700 AM 7.0 2 N Muscatine IA Muscatine 0858 AM 7.0 Upper South Amana IA Iowa 1128 AM 6.5 2 SW Williamstown IA Johnson 0310 PM 6.5 Homestead IA Iowa 0432 PM 6.5 Donnellson IA Lee 0700 AM 6.5 La Moille IL Bureau 0245 PM
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Maximum Winds
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 1142 PM CST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...Highest Wind Gusts Past 24 Hours... Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. Location Speed Time/Date Provider Macomb 51 MPH 1234 AM 11/30 CWOP Quad City Intl Arpt 49 MPH 0220 AM 11/30 ASOS Iowa City Arpt 48 MPH 0516 AM 11/30 ASOS Macomb Arpt 48 MPH 0115 AM 11/30 AWOS Cedar Rapids Arpt 46 MPH 1247 AM 11/30 ASOS Anamosa 45 MPH 0110 AM 11/30 MESOWEST Burlington Arpt 44 MPH 1233 AM 11/30 ASOS Davenport Arpt 44 MPH 0115 AM 11/30 ASOS Fort Madison Arpt 44 MPH 0224 AM 11/30 AWOS Mount Pleasant Arpt 43 MPH 1235 AM 11/30 AWOS New London 42 MPH 0300 AM 11/30 CWOP Washington Arpt 41 MPH 0335 AM 11/30 AWOS Sterling/Rock Falls Arpt 41 MPH 0240 AM 11/30 AWOS Stronghurst 40 MPH 0248 AM 11/30 CWOP Fairfield Arpt 40 MPH 1235 AM 11/30 AWOS Clinton Arpt 39 MPH 0209 AM 11/30 AWOS Muscatine Arpt 38 MPH 0135 AM 11/30 AWOS Quad Cities 38 MPH 0330 AM 11/30 MESOWEST I-80 At I-380 38 MPH 0205 AM 11/30 MESOWEST Us-30 At Us-218 38 MPH 1225 AM 11/30 MESOWEST Cedar River Tnc Swamp 38 MPH 0146 AM 11/30 RAWS Stockport 36 MPH 1245 AM 11/30 DAVIS Monmouth 36 MPH 0620 AM 11/30 CWOP Monmouth 36 MPH 1255 AM 11/30 ISWS Tipton 36 MPH 0240 AM 11/30 MESOWEST Monmouth 35 MPH 0145 AM 11/30 DAVIS Monmouth 35 MPH 0345 AM 11/30 DAVIS Independence Arpt 35 MPH 0235 AM 11/30 AWOS Riverside 34 MPH 1251 AM 11/30 CWOP Cantril 34 MPH 1205 AM 11/30 MESOWEST De Witt 34 MPH 0355 AM 11/30 MESOWEST Le Claire 33 MPH 0315 AM 11/30 DAVIS Charlotte 33 MPH 0525 AM 11/30 DAVIS Eldridge 33 MPH 0347 AM 11/30 CWOP Mount Pleasant 33 MPH 1250 AM 11/30 MESOWEST Urbana 33 MPH 1255 AM 11/30 MESOWEST Monmouth 32 MPH 1215 AM 11/30 DAVIS Stockport 32 MPH 1245 AM 11/30 DAVIS Davenport 32 MPH 0155 AM 11/30 DAVIS Bushnell 32 MPH 1245 AM 11/30 DAVIS Roseville 32 MPH 0305 AM 11/30 DAVIS Grand Mound 32 MPH 0545 AM 11/30 DAVIS Delmar 32 MPH 0205 AM 11/30 DAVIS Raritan 32 MPH 1245 AM 11/30 CWOP Independence 32 MPH 0300 AM 11/30 CWOP Dubuque Arpt 32 MPH 0254 AM 11/30 ASOS Burlington 32 MPH 1210 AM 11/30 MESOWEST 0.5 N Union Grove 32 MPH 0404 AM 11/30 MESOWEST Bellevue 31 MPH 0335 AM 11/30 DAVIS Springville 31 MPH 0155 AM 11/30 DAVIS Oakville 31 MPH 0415 AM 11/30 DAVIS BETTENDORF 31 MPH 0245 AM 11/30 CWOP Davenport 31 MPH 0125 AM 11/30 MESOWEST Us-30 Mt Vernon 31 MPH 0245 AM 11/30 MESOWEST Low Moor 31 MPH 0258 AM 11/30 MESOWEST Dewitt 30 MPH 0235 AM 11/30 DAVIS Garrison 30 MPH 1225 AM 11/30 DAVIS Vinton 30 MPH 0105 AM 11/30 DAVIS Olin 30 MPH 0435 AM 11/30 CWOP Stockton 30 MPH 0515 AM 11/30 CWOP Vinton Arpt 30 MPH 0115 AM 11/30 AWOS Cedar Rapids I-380 30 MPH 0345 AM 11/30 MESOWEST 0.6 W Lowden 30 MPH 0326 AM 11/30 MESOWEST
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| Figure 1: Satellite water vapor imagery with the zone between the orange lines having been favored for strong lift and persistent banded snow. This positioning, just north of a dry slot and within the system developing "comma-head", is often a ripe zone for heavy precipitation and was indeed the case during the mid-afternoon into early evening on November 29. | Figure 2: November 29, 3 PM Graphicast issued by our office highlighting this zone of heavy snow development. | |
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| Figure 3: DVN 18Z (noon CST) weather balloon data referred to as a sounding, showing a deeply saturated profile with high atmospheric moisture (precipitable water greater than one half inch) and steep lapse rates above that within the dendritic growth zone (larger snow flake development). The saturated somewhat isothermal temperature profile between -4C and -8C in the lowest several thousand feet favored the "sticking" of snowflakes to each other (aggregation), helping for larger flake size. | Figure 4: Mean sea level pressure (MSLP) from RAP model analysis. This depicts the surface low pressure passing across our southern area. This is a favorable path for our northern CWA to see large snowfall amounts if the temperature profiles are favorable, which they were. In the southern CWA, there was copious moisture and instability ahead of the low pressure with still a cold enough profile to support heavy snow as well, especially on the morning and early afternoon of November 29. | Figure 5: Dew point from RAP model analysis. This shows the dew points increasing ahead of and within the system, but values still staying for the most part below freezing, which with cooled pavement allowed for quick accumulations and limited melting. |
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