Today (Veterans Day): Partly cloudy & windy. High 52. W/NW @ 20-35.
Tonight: P/Cldy & breezy. Low 34. NW @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: Mostly Cldy w/flurries or sprinkles. High 37. NW @ 20-35 mph.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 42.
Sunday: Mo. Cldy. High 45.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 55. Our Low this morning, 39. We received 1.1” of rain yesterday. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 51 and the Low was 23. The Record High on this date was 73 in 1964 & 2005. The Record Low was -10 in 1986.
(Radio Iowa) – State Climatologist Justin Glisan says it’s difficult to forecast whether this winter will be snowier than usual. “It’s a coin flip right now,” he says. That’s because the Pacific Ocean is currently in what’s called a “La Nina” phase, when thunderstorms are pushed further west. “And that impacts the jet stream over the United States,” Glisan says. “…We have a bullseye for above average precipitation in the Ohio Valley into the Great Lakes and in the Pacific Northwest. Southern states are dry. Iowa happens to be right in the middle of that interface.”
Glisan says the Pacific was in its colder, La Nina phase last winter, too. “We had the 12th snowiest winter in record with nine inches above average, so it’ll depend on the strength of that La Nina phase. Right now, it’s looking weak,” Glisan says. “When we look at precipitation behavior for La Nina in the wintertime, it’s all over the board.”
Glisan made his comments during a recent appearance on “Iowa Press” on Iowa P-B-S. The National Weather Service forecast indicates there are chances for light snow in parts of Iowa tonight (Thursday) into Friday morning.
Today: Mostly cloudy w/rain & isolated thunderstorms. High 57. SE @ 10-20.
Tonight: Rain ending, becoming P/Cldy to cldy. Low 37. NW @ 15-30.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy. High near 50. W/NW @ 20-35 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy w/a chance of flurries. High 37.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 42.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 63. Our Low was 36. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 36 and the Low was 24. The Record High on this date was 76 in 1927. The Record Low was 3 in 1986.
(Radio Iowa) – Today (Tuesday) is going to be the start of a downhill slide for temperatures in the state which have been unseasonably warm. National Weather Services meteorologist, Kenny Podrazik, says that’s going to change as cold air moves in. “We’ll still be in the 50’s for a good chunk the state — lower 50’s up north — and then mid-upper 50’s and even a couple of 60’s across the south-southeastern part of the state,” he says. “So, another nice day before we get the bottom dropping out as the rain starts to move in Wednesday.” Podrazik says we had a nice run of warmer than normal temperatures.
“We just had kind of had this thermal ridge over us providing some nice warm air into the state. Every now and then we will get these types of high pressure over us and provide some late-summer weather, so to speak,” he says. He says the rain will start early Wednesday. He says it looks to be moving in form the west and really spread and cover much of the state by the afternoon and evening Wednesday. “Thursday night into Friday we could see some snow showers across the northern part of the state Thursday into Friday,” Podrazik says. He doesn’t expect any accumulation of snow.
Podrazik says if you haven’t gotten your winter coat out yet — you’ll need it by Friday. “We’re looking at wind gusts between 30 and 40 miles-per-hour. And temperatures are going to be really dropping throughout the day,” he says. “Highs are going to be struggling to get to the high to mid-upper 30’s Were talking wind chills in the afternoon in the 20’s — low 20’s.”
After a series of warm weekends for fall yard work — this weekend is one where people will probably stay inside. “We’re looking at highs Saturday and Sunday middle 30’s north to lower 40’s south, and then the overnight lows are going to be ranging in the 20’s. Certainly typical mid-November weather,” Podrazik says.
While the temperatures will drop — they won’t be anything like 1991. The N-W-S says unusually early bitter cold temperatures settled across Iowa on November 7th and 8th of that year with most stations experiencing their earliest subzero temperatures on record. Low temperatures on the 8th included -2 F at Burlington, -8 F at Bedford and Grinnell, -11 F at Sac City, -12 F at Atlantic and Le Mars, -13 F at Cherokee and Perry, and -14 F at Guthrie Center.
Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High 57. NE @ 5-10.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 38. NE @ 5.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy w/rain & thundershowers, especially in the afternoon. High 53. SE @ 10-20.
Thursday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 46.
Friday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 37.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 63. Our Low was 33. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 66 and the Low was 33. The Record High on this date was 73 in 1999. The Record Low was 8 in 1973.
Today: Areas of fog this morning; P/Cldy. HIgh 63. N @ 10-15.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 39. NE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to cloudy w/isolated showers. High 54. NE @ 5-10.
Wednesday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/afternoon showers & thunderstorms. High 58.
Thursday: Showers ending in the morning. Mo. Cldy, windy & cooler. High 49.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 69. Our Low this morning, 35. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 73 and the Low was 56. The Record High was 80 in 1999 & 2006. The Record Low was -12 in 1991.
Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 68. Our Low was 40. Last year on this date, the High was 72 and the Low was 55. The Record High was 77 in 1915, and the Record Low was -14, in 1991.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 61. Our Low was 39. Last year on this date, the High was 76 and the Low was 32. The Record High was 77 in 1915, and the Record Low was 9, in 1991.
Today: Partly cloudy. High around 60. Winds S @ 15-25 mph.
Tonight: Fair to P/cldy. Low 40. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny & breezy. High 67. SW @ 10-20.
Sunday: P/cldy. High near 70.
Monday: P/cldy. High again around 70.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 55. Our Low, 36. Last year on this date, the High was 79 and the Low was 32. The Record High was 79 in 2020, and the Record Low was 3, in 1951.
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