(Radio Iowa) – Forecasters says it’ll likely be too cold to throw the football around outside with your nephews on Thanksgiving Day, but on the plus side, there’s no rain or snow predicted to muck up the roads. Meteorologist Roger Vachalek, with the National Weather Service, says it’ll be a rollercoaster week as Iowans will experience above- and below-average temperatures. “The good news is we’ve got a banner week for travel here throughout at least the Midwest,” Vachalek says, “with little if any precipitation expected.” Much of Iowa is under cloud cover this (Monday) morning but those should burn off by mid-day, bringing in warmer weather.

“We should have highs in the lower 40s in central Iowa, some 30s in the northeast and upper 40s in the southwest,” Vachalek says. “You’ll notice the winds picking up though for tomorrow and Wednesday. Highs are going to bump right up to the mid 50s in central Iowa, mid 40s in northeast Iowa, and even around Omaha, they should be in the lower 60s in the southwestern portion of the state.” If your vehicle sits outside, you’ll likely have to scrape frost off the windows on Thanksgiving morning before hitting the road to visit family.

“We’ll have highs in the lower 30s in central Iowa on Thanksgiving Day, upper 20s in the north and mid 30s in the south,” Vachalek says. “Fortunately, that will be short-lived as we head into Friday and the weekend. We’ll start to see a warm-up again with highs pushing back in the 40s.” Another advantage to having freezing weather on Thanksgiving is — if your garage is enclosed but not heated, that could be a great place to store all of those leftovers that won’t fit in the fridge.

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High 45. NW-S wind @ 5-10 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 26. S @ 10 mph.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High around 60. S @ 15-30 mph.
Wednesday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 50.
Thursday (Thanksgiving): P/Cldy. High 36.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 50. Our Low was 17. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 50 and the Low was 15. The Record High on this date was 69 in 1966. The Record Low was -10 in 1937.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 48. Windy, with a north northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 61. Our Low this morning, 26. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 45, and the Low was 31. The Record High was 71, in 1990. The Record Low was -14, in 1937.

Today: Partly cloudy. High 55. S wind @ 10 mph becoming northerly.
Tonight: P/Cldy to cldy. Low 30. N @ 10 mph.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 45. NW @ 15-25 mph.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 40.
Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 57.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 48. Our Low was 30. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 57 and the Low was 32. The Record High on this date was 75 in 1933. The Record Low was -1 in 1937 & 1985.

Today: Partly cloudy. High 51. S wind @ 15-25 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 33. S @ 10 mph.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 56. S winds shifting to the N @ 10-15 mph.
Sunday: Mostly cloud. High 43.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 37.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 39. Our Low this morning was 16. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 72 and the Low was 30. The Record High on this date was 73 in 1930. The Record Low was -1 in 1914.

Today: Partly-to-Mostly Sunny. High 43. NW @ 10-20.

Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Low 20. NW-SE @ 5.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 52. S @ 15-25.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 58.

Sunday: Mo.Cldy. High 45.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 48. Our Low this morning was 28. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 68 and the Low was 43. The Record High on this date was 72 in 1999. The Record Low was 0 in 1891.

Today: Partly cloudy. High around 52. NW @ 15-25.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 22. Winds NW @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 43. NW @ 10-15.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 52.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 58.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 70. Our Low was 37. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 52 and the Low was 27. The Record High on this date was 73 in 1941. The Record Low was -2 in 1959.

Today: Mostly sunny. High around 70. SW @ 15-25.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 35. Winds NW @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 52. NW @ 10-20.

Thursday: Mo. Sunny. High 42.

Friday: Partly cloudy. High near 50.

Monday’s High in 56. Our Low this morning, 34. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 58 and the Low was 18. The Record High on this date was 73 in 2001. The Record Low was 1 in 1955.

Today: Cloudy to partly cloudy. High around 58. S/SE @ 10-20.

Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 28. Winds S @ 5.

Tomorrw: Mostly sunny. High near 70. SW @ 15-25.

Wednesday: P/Cldy. High 52.

Thursday: Partly cloudy. High 42.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 43. Our Low was 28. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 47 and the Low was 17. The Record High on this date was 75 in 200. The Record Low was -7 in 1940.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a northwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a steady temperature around 34. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy.

Saturday’s high was 48 and the low overnight was 28. This day last year the high was 62 and the low 34. The all-time record high was 72 set in 1897, 1964 & 1990. The record low was -5 set in 1940. Sunrise today is 7:07 a.m. Sunset tonight 5:01 p.m.