Skyscan Forecast for Saturday, November 30, 2019  from Dan Hicks:

Saturday:  Partly cloudy to cloudy with light rain and drizzle in the morning, SSE winds switching to the north at 10-20 mph, high 50.

Saturday night:  Partly cloudy to cloudy with light rain changing to light snow, north wind 10-20 mph, low 32.

Sunday:  Partly cloudy to cloudy and windy with light flurries, winds from the north at 20-35 mph, high 34.

Monday:  Partly cloudy with a high of 42.

Tuesday:  Partly cloudy with a high of 48.

Friday’s high was 38 while this morning’s low was 32.  In the 24 hour period ending Saturday at 7:00 am we had received .13″ of rain.

Skyscan Forecast  Friday, November 29, 2019  Dan Hicks

Today: Cloudy. Fog and drizzle in the morning, light rain in the afternoon. SE @ 10-20. High 40.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Rain. SE @ 10-20. Low 40.

Saturday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Light rain early. S @ 15-25, shifting W later in the day. High 50.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Windy and cooler. A few Flurries. High 35.

Monday: Partly cloudy. High 42.

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Today: Cloudy w/light snow, freezing rain & rain, this afternoon. High 34. SE @ 10.

Tonight: Winter Weather Advisory for freezing, mixed precip. Low 10. SE @ 10.

Tomorrow: Cldy w/mixed precip. Becoming rain. High 45. SE @ 10-20.

Saturday: Light rain ending early. High 50.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy w/flurries. High 36.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic, was 35 Our Low this morning 26. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 32 and the Low was 17. The record High for Nov. 28th in Atlantic, was 63 in 1941. The Record Low was -16 in 1952.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the western half of Iowa, from 10-p.m. tonight until Noon Friday, except for the far west/southwest counties, where the advisory in effect until 9-a.m., Friday.

Winter Weather Advisory for counties shaded in purple.

* WHAT…Freezing drizzle expected. Total ice accumulations less than one tenth of an inch.

* WHERE…Mainly West of Interstate 35.

* WHEN…From 10 PM this evening to noon CST Friday.

* IMPACTS…Difficult travel conditions are possible. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Slow down and use caution while traveling. Prepare for possible power outages. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

(Radio Iowa) — DEEP snow did not materialize in northwest Iowa, but the wind is whipping up the snow that did fall. National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Small says between two and five inches of snow fell north of a Storm Lake to Mason City line. “With these strong winds this morning, it’s produced areas of blowing snow. We have visibilities down to a mile or less across much of these same areas and that’ll continue through the morning hours as these winds don’t die down too much,” Small says. “We’re still looking at gusts of 40-50 miles per hour.”

The storm system that dumped a foot of snow in western Nebraska hit a wall of dry air when it reached Iowa according to Small.”That was some of the impact, what we call a dry slot in meteorology, where some dry area worked in,” Small says, “and that pushed probably the more significant snowfall totals to the north of us, into Minnesota.”

Rain fell in other parts of the state. “There was indeed some thunder,” Small says. “We had some thunder snow in the north and some thunder storms farther south and east, even some severe weather warnings were issued by the Quad Cities office along the Mississippi River, so we had all sorts of weather Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.”

Small is based in the National Weather Service office in Johnston.

The Audubon County Secondary Roads/Engineer’s Department reports Audubon county hard surface roads are completely to partially covered this morning. Strong winds are blowing snow and creating areas of reduced visibility. Plows headed out at 6am. They advise give yourself extra travel time this morning, and stay safe out there.

Today: **Wind Advisory until Noon** Cloudy this morning, w/any areas of light snow ending; Becoming Partly Cloudy. High 33. NW @ 20-40 diminishing later this afternoon.

Tonight: P/Cloudy. Low 15. Light & variable winds.

Tomorrow (Thanksgiving Day): P/Cldy to Cldy w/a mix of light snow-rain in the afternoon. High 34. NW @ 20-40.

Friday: Mostly cloudy w/rain. High 46.

Saturday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/morning. High 46.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 37. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.) was 31. Precipitation (in the form of rain/sleet and snow) amounted to .09″. We had a dusting of snow last night. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 28 and the Low was 8. The record High for Nov. 27th in Atlantic, was 69 in 1998. The Record Low was 1 in 1898.

Monona-Harrison Counties A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM. And until Noon, for Sac and Crawford Counties.

Snow will continue to taper off with additional snow accumulations of less than an inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will begin to taper off after 9 AM. Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing
snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills Counties: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING…and until Noon for Audubon & Carroll Counties.

* WHAT…Mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations of less than an inch and ice accumulations of a light glaze. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will diminish after 9 AM. Plan on slippery road conditions. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.