Today: Area of dense fog thru about 8-a.m.; Partly Cloudy & breezy. High 75. S @ 10-20 w/gusts to near 30.
Tonight: P/Cldy & breezy. Low 47. S @ 5-15 w/gusts to around 25.
Wednesday: Areas of fog early: P/Cldy. High 75. SW @ 10-20.
Thursday: A 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High 68. S-NW @ 15-25.
Thu. Night: Mostly Cloudy w/a 60% chance of shwrs & tstrms. Low 41.
Friday: P/Sunny. High 56.

Monday’s High in Atlantic of 77 tied the record set for Nov. 2nd, in 1965. Our 24-hour Low ending today at 7-a.m., was 45.. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 62, and the Low 39. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic on Nov. 3rd, was 77 in 2008. The Record Low was 6 degrees in 1966.

COUNTIES: ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-449 AM CST TUE NOV 3 2015

AREAS OF FOG…DENSE AT TIMES…HAS DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHERN IOWA
EARLY THIS TUESDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY HAS DROPPED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. PERSONS TRAVELING EARLY TODAY SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF FOG…SLOW DOWN…USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS…AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR SCHOOL BUS STOPS…INTERSECTIONS…AND RAILROAD CROSSINGS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER 8 AM THIS MORNING WHEN THE FOG BEGINS TO LIFT.

COUNTIES: CASS-ADAIR-MADISON–

PATCHY FOG…POSSIBLY EXPANDING AND THICKENING THIS MORNING…CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE TO AROUND 8 AM. PERSONS TRAVELING EARLY TODAY SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF FOG…SLOW DOWN…USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS…AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR SCHOOL BUS STOPS…INTERSECTIONS…AND RAILROAD CROSSINGS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER 8 AM THIS MORNING WHEN THE FOG BEGINS TO LIFT.

The just ended month of October was warmer and drier than normal across Iowa. State climatologist Harry Hillaker says the statewide average rainfall total for the month was one-and-three-quarters inches (1.75 inches), about one inch less than usual for October. “The most unusual aspect there was the extremely dry start to the month, with very little rain anywhere in the state over the first 20 days of October,” Hillaker said. It was the 52nd driest October in Iowa in 143 years of record keeping.

Here in Atlantic, at the KJAN studios, we received 1.28″ of rain, and that was 1.48″ less than normal. Across the state, most of the month was ideal for farmers who were working to complete the harvest. “Temperatures averaged about 2.6 degrees warmer than usual…it ranks as the 46th warmest October,” Hillaker said. Many areas of central and southern Iowa have yet to record a hard freeze this fall. There was a range of 72 degrees between temperature “extremes” across Iowa last month. “The warmest reading we had, by far, came on the 11th of October at 91-degrees in Sioux City. That was a daily record for that day of the month. On the other extreme, a little less than a week later, it got down to 19-degrees on the morning of the 17th at Stanley up in Buchanan County in northeast Iowa,” Hillaker said.

In Atlantic, the Average High for the month was 66.1, which was 2 degrees warmer than normal. The Average Low was 39.5, which was just one-half degree warmer than normal. The month of November is starting off dry and warm — as highs are forecast to reach the 70s again Tuesday and Wednesday. Showers and much cooler conditions are expected to push into the state Thursday and Friday.

(Radio Iowa/KJAN)

EARLY THIS MORNING: PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

FRIDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.

Forecasters say Iowa will have warmer-than-normal high temperatures for the next several days, but a cool front should arrive on Thursday, which coincides with Winter Weather Awareness Day. Meteorologist Rod Donavon, at the National Weather Service, says the goal of the annual event is to help Iowans prepare for the season ahead. “We’ll be discussing the hazards of winter weather as well as safety precautions and what to expect this winter season,” Donavon says. “In addition, we’ll be having a question and answer period on Thursday evening, so if folks are around, certainly tune in to that.”

Iowans can participate by visiting the Des Moines National Weather Service Facebook or Twitter pages between 6 and 7 P-M. Donavon says several sources are predicting Iowa could see a warmer-than-normal winter ahead, though he admits, it’s very difficult to predict the precipitation for the season. “If you just look strictly at El Nino, certainly, the chances are greater than normal for us to have at least a warmer-than-normal winter,” he says. “Precipitation and snow chances are much more tricky and we have what are called equal chances for average precipitation.”

Learn more about Winter Weather Awareness Day at www.weather.gov/dmx.

(Radio Iowa)

Today: Partly Cloudy & mild. High 75. SW winds @ 10-20.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 48. S @ 5.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 75. SW @ 10-20.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High 75.
Thursday: Mostly Cloudy w/showers & thunderstorms. High 68.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 74. Our 24-hour Low ending today at 7-a.m., was 33. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 61, and the Low 42. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic on Nov. 2nd, was 77 in 1965. The Record Low was 5 degrees in 1966.

351 AM CST MON NOV 2 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW AROUND 50. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

THURSDAY…SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

EARLY THIS MORNING: MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
TODAY: PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID-MORNING, OTHERWISE SUNNY, BREEZY & WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY: SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY: SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.

Early this morning: Rain, mainly before 5am. Steady temperature around 46. South southeast wind 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Today: Rain ending by around 7-a.m.; Cloudy to Partly Cloudy. High near 59. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west this afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 10-20mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday: Sunny & windy, with a high near 73.

Today: Area of fog this morning, otherwise Partly Cloudy to Cloudy, w/a slight chance of rain late this afternoon. High 56. S/SE @ 5-15.
Tonight: Cldy w/an 80% chance of rain. Low around 44. S @ 5-10.
Saturday: Cldy early in the a.m. w/rain ending; Becoming P/Cldy. High 60. S @ 10-15.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. S/SW @ 10-20.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 52. Our Low this morning was 25. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 63, and the Low 27. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic on Oct. 30th, was 84 in 1950. The Record Low was 1 degree in 1925.