(Radio Iowa) – December in Iowa began with a very unseasonably warm start. State climatologist Justin Glisan says November wrapped up slightly warmer than normal, too, as well as drier.  “The average temperature was about 39 degrees and that’s a little over two degrees above average,” Glisan says. “On the precipitation front, we were drier than average across the state. We did have pockets of slightly-above-average precipitation but overall slightly under an inch below-average precipitation.”  While winter doesn’t officially start until December 21st, snowfall isn’t out of the ordinary for this time of year, though there weren’t many flakes flying during November.

“We were below-average on snowfall across the state, anywhere from two to three inches, and there were some stations that didn’t get any snowfall in November,” Glisan says, “which is not extreme but also remarkable.” The forecast models for the month of December are showing a trend toward more spring-like temperatures versus fall or winter. “We have seen a persistent signal in which we’re seeing above-average behavior for warmer temperatures,” Glisan says. “We’ve definitely seen that over the last week with temperatures in the 50s and 60s, anywhere from 15 to 25 degrees above average, depending on your location.”

State Climatologist Justin Glisan. (file photo)

The La Nina weather pattern is expected to start influencing our region’s climate soon, but Iowa is in the center of two converging fronts — so it’s a toss-up as to what we might get for snow or rain. “If we look at the precipitation outlook for December, it’s showing us that classic La Nina signature in which we have above-average chances of wetter conditions in the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes and up to the Pacific Northwest, drier probabilities south of us and Iowa happens to be right in the middle.”

The National Weather Service won’t be making its forecast for the likelihood of a White Christmas until around the 15th of December, or some ten days out from the 25th.

Today: Partly cloudy. High 58. E/SE – N @ 5-10 mph.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 28. Winds light & variable.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 50. NE @ 5-10.
Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 52.
Monday: P/Cldy, windy & cooler. High 32.

Thursday’s High of 65 in Atlantic broke the record of 63 set in 1995. Our Low his morning was 32. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 45 and the Low was 18. The Record High on this date was 64 in 2017. The Record Low was -13 in 1919.

Today: Mostly sunny. High 66. NW wind @ 5-10 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low 36. Winds light & variable.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 57. N @ 5-10.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 52.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 48.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 60. Our Low his morning 35. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 50 and the Low was 16. The Record High on this date was 63 in 1995. The Record Low was -10 in 1985.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The month of November in Atlantic was seven degrees warmer and three-quarters of an inch drier than normal. The warmest day was Nov. 7th, when the mercury reached 69. The single wettest day was on the 10th. Data compiled at the KJAN Studios shows the Average High last month was 53, and the Average Low was 27. Rainfall came in at just 1.10-inches.

During the month of December, in Atlantic, the average high is 33 and the average low is 14. Rain and/or melted snowfall typically amounts to just 1.11-inches. We’ll let you know how the data compared to those stats, when we compile the data next month.

Today: Partly Cloudy. High 61. W/SW wind @ 10-15.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 40. W @ 5-10 mph
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 67. Variable wind @ 5-10.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 55.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High near 50.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 60. Our Low was 30. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 48 and the Low was 16. The Record High on this date was 67 in 1998. The Record Low was -10 in 1892.

Today: Partly Cloudy. High 55. N wind @ 5-10 becoming SE this afternoon.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 36. SE @ 5-10 mph
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 60. SW @ 10-20 mph.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 66.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 55.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 64. Our Low this morning 29. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 40 and the Low was 8. The Record High on this date was 66 in 1922. The Record Low was -10 in 1964.

Today: Partly cloudy. High 64. SW wind @ 15-25 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 36. N @ 5-10.
Tuesday: P/Cldy. High near 52. N @ 5-10.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High 57.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High near 60.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 46. Our Low was 18. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 41 and the Low was 15. The Record High was 71 in 1998, and the Record Low was -8, in 1891. Sunrise today is at 7:24-a.m. Sunset is 4:51-p.m.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Yesterday’s high was 61 and the low this morning was 18. This day last year the high was 57 and the low was 24. The all-time record high was 63 set in 1941. The record-low was -16 in 1952. Sunrise this morning is 7:23 a.m. and sunset is 4:52 p.m.

Skyscan Forecast  Saturday, November 27, 2021  Dan Hicks

Today: Mostly cloudy early then becoming partly cloudy. A few sprinkles or flurries early. WNW @ 10-20. High 58.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. NW @ 5-10. Low 27.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. W @ 10. High 50.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. S @ 5-10. Low 31.

Monday: Partly cloudy. High 58.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 50.

Yesterday’s high was 49 and the low was 25. This day last year the high was 47 and the low was 23. The all-time record high was 69 set in 1998. The record-low was 1 in 1898. Sunrise this morning is 7:22 a.m. and sunset is 4:52 p.m.