Today: **DENSE FOG ADVISORY in effect thru mid-morning** Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 48 by 9am, then falling to around 42 during the remainder of the day. Winds becoming W/NW @ 20-40 mph this afternoon.

Tonight: Cloudy-to-partly cloudy. Windy. A low around 25. NW @ 20-40 mph.

Tomorrow: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 37. Winds NW @ 10-20 w/gusts to around 30 mph.

Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 35.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Friday: Mostly cloudy w/a 40% chance of snow, mainly after noon. A high near 31.

Friday Night: A 50% chance of snow. Low around 23.

Saturday: A 30% chance of snow. A high near 32.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE KJAN LISTENING AREA THIS MORNING…

THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8-A.M. FOR Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont and Page Counties. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10-A.M. FOR Cass, Adair, Adams, Audubon, Guthrie, Dallas, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor and Union Counties.

* WHAT…Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE…Much of central to southern Iowa.

* IMPACTS…Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

(NWS graphic; Dense Fog Advisory for counties in gray; Wind Advisory for counties in light brown. )

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TODAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT, FOR Sac, Crawford, Carroll, Monona, Harrison, Shelby and Pottawattamie Counties. Winds of 20-to 45-mph can be expected; Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.

(Radio Iowa) – Forecasters say the weather shouldn’t cause any major troubles for Iowans prior to Thanksgiving, but National Weather Service meteorologist Ashley Bury says there could be a wintry storm system moving in right -after- the holiday. “Models are indicating that there could be some snow moving into the area as we get into Friday and into the weekend,” Bury says. “It’s still several days out, but it certainly looks like there could be accumulating snow potential, so it’s definitely something to watch over the next few days and adjust travel plans, if needed.”

After temperatures much warmer than normal in the past week, Bury says it’ll be significantly colder in the week ahead, with highs forecast for Thanksgiving Day only in the 20s and low 30s, with lows in the teens.

Today: Rain & patchy fog this morning. Cloudy w/patchy fog again this afternoon. A high near 53. Winds South @ 5-10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Cloudy w/a slight chance of rain before 9pm. Patchy fog. A low around 43. Light and variable wind.
Tomorrow: Patchy morning fog, otherwise partly sunny. A high around 48 by 10am, then falling to around 42. Winds W/SW-becoming W/NW @  15-30 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly cloudy & windy, with a low around 25. NW @ 20-35 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 36.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 60. The Low was 22. Last year on this date (Nov. 24th), the High in Atlantic was 60 and the Low was 30. The Record High in Atlantic on 11/24 was 68 in 2011, while the Record Low was -2 in 1898. Sunrise today: 7:19; Sunset is at 4:54.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. South wind around 5-10 mph.
Monday: Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind 5-107 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night: A 20% chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday: Partly sunny & breezy. A high near 51. Winds W/NW @ 15-25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy & blustery, with a low around 24. s
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Thanksgiving Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 64. The Low this morning was 22. Last year on this date (Nov. 23rd), the High in Atlantic was 54 and the Low was 23. The Record High in Atlantic on 11/23 was 84 in 1953, while the Record Low was -6 in 1897. Sunrise today: 7:18; Sunset is at 4:54.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 61. S/SW wind @ 6-14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Gusts as high as 21
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. W/NW wind @ 5-7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58. calm wind becoming S @ 5-7 MPH in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Increasing clouds w/a 20 chance of rain after midnight. A low around 40. S wind @ around 6 mph.
Monday: Rain. High near 54. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: A 40% chance of rain before midnight. A low around 39. Mostly cloudy.
Tuesday: Partly sunny & breezy, with a high near 48

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High near 38

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 45. The Low was 25. Last year on this date (Nov. 22nd), the High in Atlantic was 45 and the Low was 22. The Record High in Atlantic on 11/22 was 69 in 1966, while the Record Low was -10 in 1937. Sunrise today: 7:16; Sunset is at 4:55.

Today: Cloudy w/a slight chance of rain. A high near 48. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy early, then gradually becoming mostly clear. A low around 30.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 59. SW breeze @ 5-10 mph in the morning.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy w/a 30 chance of rain after midnight. A low around 41.
Monday: Rain. High near 55. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: A 40% chance of rain before midnight. A low around 38.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny & breezy, with a high near 47.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 43. The Low was 31. Last year on this date (Nov. 21st), the High in Atlantic was 40 and the Low was 21. The Record High in Atlantic on 11/21 was 71 in 1990, while the Record Low was -14 in 1937. Sunrise today: 7:15; Sunset is at 4:56.

(Radio Iowa) – A central Iowa entomologist says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the thickness of a woolly bear caterpillar’s stripes can help predict the severity of the winter ahead. Ginny Mitchell, of Boone, says a fellow entomologist in New York state studied the fuzzy creatures in the 1940s. “He sampled all of the woolly caterpillars in the area for nine years, and during that time, there was actually some correlation between the markings on the woolly caterpillar and the winter,” Mitchell says, “but that study had a very small sample size, so people do not consider it scientifically factual.” The black-and-brown caterpillars are prevalent in Iowa right now as they’re looking for safe places to spend the winter. As the story goes, Mitchell says the thickness of the caterpillar’s center stripe is key in weather forecasting.

“The rusty, kind of orange color, if that band is really big, that means we’re going to have a mild winter,” Mitchell says. “If the black parts of the woolly caterpillar are very large, it’s going to be a more severe winter. If there is more hair on the woolly caterpillar, then that means that it’s going to be a more severe winter.” There are also theories that if the caterpillar is crawling south when you find it, it’s trying to flee the looming northern cold, and the reverse, if it’s heading north, a mild winter is ahead. At least two communities — Vermilion, Ohio and Banner Elk, North Carolina — have fall festivals devoted to the alleged prognosticating abilities of the woolly bear caterpillar. One remarkable fact, Mitchell says these fuzzy critters hibernate during the wintertime and their bodies contain a sort of natural antifreeze.

“Say you’re out raking leaves or moving some brush and you find one, it will look like it’s dead. It’ll be curled up like a ‘C’ and it won’t be moving very much,” Mitchell says, “but if you take it inside and you warm it up, then it’ll start to move.” There are reports of wooly bear caterpillars surviving temperatures as low as 90-degrees below zero, even spending an entire winter frozen in an ice cube, to emerge just fine in the spring. Once temperatures warm up for the season, it will create a cocoon and emerge a few weeks later as an Alexandra or Isabella tiger moth.

Today: Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain after 5am. Patchy fog between 11pm and 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts to around 20 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49. E/NE wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 44. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.), was 31. Last year on this date (Nov. 20th), the High in Atlantic was 44 and the Low was 27. The Record High in Atlantic on 11/20 was 75 in 1933, while the Record Low was -1 in 1937 & 1985. Sunrise today: 7:14; Sunset is at 4:57.

Today: Patchy drizzle & fog this morning; Cloudy, with a high near 48. Wind S/SW @ around 5-10 mph this afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tomorrow: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. N/NW winds around 5-10 mph in the morning.
Tom. Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Friday: Cloudy w/a 30% chance of rain, mainly after noon. A high near 50.
Friday Night: A 20% chance of rain before midnight. A low around 35.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 45. The Low was 33. We received a Trace of rain overnight (drizzle). Last year on this date (Nov. 19th), the High in Atlantic was 52 and the Low was 33. The Record High in Atlantic on 11/19 was 73 in 1930, while the Record Low was -1 in 1914. Sunrise today: 7:13; Sunset is at 4:57.