Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts to near 25 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 5 mph.
Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Tuesday: Sunny & breezy. High near 55. S/SE winds 10-25 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 42.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 53. Our Low this morning, 45. We received .09″ rain yesterday (after 7-a.m.). Last year on this date (Nov. 10), the High in Atlantic was 50 & the Low was 22. The Record High here on this date was 76 in 1927. The Record Low was 3, in 1986. Sunrise: 7:02; Sunset: 5:05.
Atlantic (KJAN), .13″
7.1 miles N/NE of Atlantic, .11
Massena, .22″
Mondamin (Harrison County), .08″
New Market (Taylor County), .26″
Today: Rain this morning, otherwise cloudy & breezy. High near 52. E/SE winds 15-30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers after midnight. Low around 39.
Tomorrow: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West winds 10-20 mph.
Tom. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Monday (Veterans Day): Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny & breezy, with a high near 58.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny & breezy, with a high near 57.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 62. The Low was 35. As of 7-a.m. today (Saturday), we had received .13″ rain. Last year on this date (Nov. 9), the High in Atlantic was 62 & the Low was 22. The Record High here on this date was 76 in 2022. The Record Low was 8, in 1973. Sunrise: 7:01; Sunset: 5:06.
Today: Partly sunny. High near 60. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph this afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers after midnight. Low around 42.
Tomorrow: Cloudy & breezy with showers through mid-afternoon. High near 51. E/SE winds 15-25 mph.
Tom. Night: Mo. cloudy w/a slight chance of showers before midnight. Low around 40
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 57. The Low was 32. Last year on this date (Nov. 8), the High in Atlantic was 67 & the Low was 25. The Record High here on this date was 80 in 1999 & 2006. The Record Low was -12, in 1991. Sunrise: 7:00; Sunset: 5:08.
(Radio Iowa) – We still have about six weeks of fall left, but today (Thursday) is Winter Weather Awareness Day in Iowa. Meteorologist Chad Hahn, at the National Weather Service, says it’s important for Iowans to be aware and prepared for whatever may be around the corner, including ice, snow and bitter cold. “It’s a good time for us to begin to transition out of what we traditionally think as our warm season hazards, thunderstorms, hail, winds, tornadoes, and some of the extreme heat that we have during the warm months, into what we know is going to be coming our way,” Hahn says. “Obviously, the cold season is already here. In certain parts of the state, we’ve already seen some snow.”
Parts of northwest and north-central Iowa got a surprise blanket of flakes on Halloween morning. The weather service announced several weeks ago that it planned to eliminate some terms in the winter ahead that Iowans have gotten used to hearing. “Listeners are probably familiar with wind chill warnings, wind chill watches and wind chill advisories. Those are all going to be sunset,” Hahn says. “They’re going away for this season, and they’re going to be replaced by the new verbiage, which is extreme cold.” The switch makes more sense, he says, as things like wind chill warnings didn’t tell the full story. “We’ll issue extreme cold warnings, extreme cold watches and cold weather advisories,” Hahn says, “and the main reason that we did that is really to emphasize that cold is cold, whether it is associated with wind or not.”
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The long-range forecast shows above-normal temperatures in Iowa for the next few weeks, also with above-normal rainfall likely, but no snow indicated. The first day of winter is December 21st.
Today: Patchy fog this morning. Otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy. High near 55. N/NW winds around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. NE winds around 5 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers after midnight. Low around 40.
Saturday: Showers. High near 51.
Sat. Night: A 40% chance of showers before midnight. Low around 39.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 59. The Low was 33. Last year on this date (Nov. 7), the High in Atlantic was 67 & the Low was 38. The Record High here on this date was 77 in 1915, & the Record Low was -14, in 1991. Sunrise: 6:59; Sunset: 5:08.
(Radio Iowa) – With warmer-than-normal temperatures forecast for the weekend ahead, it may be the ideal time for Iowans to transition their lawn mower to the back of the barn or shed and get the snowblower ready for duty. Kris Kiser, president and C-E-O of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, says to prep the mower for storage by sharpening the blade, putting in a new spark plug and air filter, and running it until it runs out of gas.
“Fuel has ethanol in it now, which is hygroscopic. It’ll absorb water over time and phase separate. The key is to not let that happen,” Kiser says. “So run the product dry, clean it and try to store it in dry place, that’s key for power equipment.” If your mower or other tools, like weed trimmers, run on those large, rechargeable batteries, there’s a right way and a wrong way to store those for the winter ahead — and those batteries are pricey, so don’t just leave them attached.
“Follow your manufacturer directions to the letter here,” Kiser says. “There are some differences with that, but likely it’s going to be — charge them up, don’t put them on a metal shelf, and again, store in a cool, dry place.” If your snowblower was put away properly in the spring, he says it should be an easy chore to get it ready for the winter ahead. Fuel stabilizers, products like Sta-bil, may be helpful but Kiser would refer you back to the instruction manual. 
“The key, I think most engine manufacturers today will say, run it dry, store it dry with nothing else in it,” Kiser says. “It should, when you introduce fresh fuel, remember fuel stales now, and so when you’re ready to bring it back out for the season, use fresh fuel. Don’t have fuel that you’ve kept in a can in the garage for 30 days or more, fresh fuel should bring it back.” Does much need to be done to a snowblower to get it ready for action?
“A lot of it’s going to be determined by how you put it up, so if you run it dry and you’ve stored it in a dry place, you should likely have no issues whatsoever,” Kiser says. “Not all snow blowers have them, but check the air filter, check the oil, but if you put it up, it’ll likely fire right when you fill it with gasoline. Give it a pull or two, it should fire right away.” While Iowa has no snow in the immediate forecast, the flying flakes will be here soon enough, and Kiser says when that day arrives, you’ll want to take another precaution for the health of your snowblower.
“If you’re going to get a snowstorm, clear the area that you intend to plow or blow, because that machine is going to find sticks, debris, the garden hose, dog toys, whatever is left out there. That machine is going to find them, and once the snow covers them, you’re not going to see them,” Kiser says. “So the key is, before the storm, get out there, clear it, you don’t want the machine finding those items.”
If you have questions about your power equipment but can’t find the original instruction manual, he notes it’s probably online.
Today: **DENSE FOG ADVISORY until 10-a.m.** Widespread dense fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 50% chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 39.
Saturday: Showers. High near 53.
Saturday Night: A 30% chance of showers before midnight. Low around 39.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 49. Our Low this morning was 34. Rainfall Tuesday (from 7-a.m. through 5-a.m. today) was .13″ at the KJAN studios. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 70 and the Low was 34. The Record High here on Nov. 6th was 77 in 1915. The Record Low was 9 in 1991. Sunrise: 6:58. Sunset: 5:09.
Today (Election Day): Showers ending later this morning. Cloudy & breezy the temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. N/NE winds becoming west @ 10-20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. S/SE winds 5.
Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Friday: A slight chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Friday Night: A 50% chance of showers. Low around 40.
Saturday: Showers likely. High near 52.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 61. Our Low this morning was 48. Rainfall from 7-a.m. Monday through 7-a.m. today was .49″ at the KJAN studios. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 66 and the Low was 40. The Record High here on Nov. 5th was 79 in 2020. The Record Low was 3 in 1951. Sunrise: 6:56. Sunset: 5:11.
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