DENSE FOG ADVISORY until 8-a.m. for Montgomery, Fremont & Page Counties. DENSE FOG ADVISORY until 9-a.m. for Cass, Adair, Adams, Audubon, Guthrie, Dallas, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor & Union Counties.

Today: Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy to cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.

AREA COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD (436 AM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014)

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 8-A.M. TODAY FOR MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-AND PAGE COUNTIES.

VISIBILITY…VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH SOME AREAS NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SOME IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED AFTER SUNRISE AND THE CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM THIS SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS…DRIVING TIMES AROUND THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL BE SLOWER THAN NORMAL EARLY TODAY. VARIABLE AND RAPIDLY CHANGING REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. BE PREPARED FOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN…USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. BE MINDFUL OF INTERSECTIONS AND RAILROAD CROSSINGS AS VEHICLES AND TRAINS MAY BE HIDDEN FROM VIEW BECAUSE OF THE LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO THE FOG.

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AREA COUNTIE: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON

413 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2014

…FOG IS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS MORNING…

PATCHY FOG HAS DEVELOPED OVER MUCH OF THE REGION EARLY TODAY. SOME DENSE FOG HAS FORMED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA FROM ESTHERVILLE TO NEAR ALGONA WHERE VISIBILITY HAS DROPPED TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE. ELSEWHERE…FOG MAY THICKEN TOWARD SUNRISE ACROSS THE AREA.

PERSONS TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD REMAIN CAUTIOUS AND VIGILANT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER AREAS OF FOG…SLOW DOWN…USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS…ALLOW EXTRA DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND ANY VEHICLES…AND BE MINDFUL OF INTERSECTIONS AND RAILROAD CROSSINGS AS VEHICLES AND TRAINS MAY BE HIDDEN FROM VIEW BECAUSE OF THE LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO THE FOG.

THE FOG SHOULD BEGIN TO LIFT AFTER SUNRISE WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING BY 8 TO 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING.

345 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOW IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

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330 AM CDT FRI AUG 15 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

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Today Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 7 to 13 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

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