Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Winds S @ 5-10 this morning, gusts to near 20 this afternoon. Wind chill values as low as -5.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/a chance of flurries after midnight. Low around 24.

Tomorrow: Cloudy w/a 20% chance of snow before noon; Gradually becoming mostly sunny with temperatures falling to around 12 degrees by 5-p.m. Winds N @ 10-25 mph.  Wind chill values as low as zero.

Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -12. Winds N/NE @ 10-20.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 16.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 23. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.), was 11. We received a brief burst of snow in Atlantic Monday morning, which left .2″ of snowfall. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 26 & the Low was 10. The Record High on Dec. 2nd in Atlantic, was 65 in 2021. The Record Low was -10 in 1985. Sunrise today: 7:27. Sunset: 4:50.

(Radio Iowa) – State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the heavy snow we got this weekend bumped up what had been a dry November. “If we take the rain we had and then combine that with the liquid equivalent of the snowfall that we had at the end of the month, preliminarily we’re coming out at at about one-point-six (1.6) inches of moisture and that’s about a quarter inch below average,” he says. Glisan says the preliminary average snowfall is eight inches for November, which puts the month into record territory.

“If that holds, around that eight inch mark, it’s about five-and-a-half inches above average, which would put us in the top ten snowiest Novembers in 138 years of records,” Glisan says, “which is kind of astounding, giving that it was basically snowfall over 36 hours. So it was a very potent system that came through.” The average November temperature is 37 degrees, and early on it looked like we’d be well above that.

“Mid-month we had temperatures in the 60s and 70s and then we kind of nosed nose dove towards the end of the month. Overall though, we were about three degrees above average for November,” he says. Glisan says there’s good and bad to having a snowpack. One of the good things is a shallow frost depth. “And a more shallow frost depth gives us a higher potential as we melt in late winter and early spring of infiltrating that melted snow pack into the profile versus it running off,” he says.

He says getting more runoff into the ground will help those areas that have been dryer than normal. There’s also a negative to having snow on the ground. “Of course having a snowpack on the ground also produces colder temperatures, so you know, depending on what you like, I think we have a variety out there for everybody,” he says. The forecast is calling for varying amounts of snow and colder temperatures this week to keep that snowpack in place.

(Radio Iowa) – Forecasters say more snow is on the way today (Monday) after the Thanksgiving weekend storm brought flying flakes to much of Iowa, with the deepest accumulation reported at 16-and-a-half inches in Fort Dodge. National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Lee says a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 9 o’clock tonight for two dozen counties across Iowa’s southern third. “We are looking at snowfall accumulations down in southern and southeastern Iowa,” Lee says, “up to around two or three inches near the Missouri border.” Temperatures were quite cold through the weekend, with wind chills dipping below zero, but Lee says it may warm up into the upper 20s on Tuesday and Wednesday.

“It’s all going to come crashing down Wednesday night and into Thursday, it’s going to get very cold,” Lee says. “By sunrise on Thursday morning, you’re going to see air temperatures down around 15 below.” Keep the snow shovels handy, as Lee predicts still more snowfall is possible. “It does look like a little bit more snow Tuesday night and into Wednesday, but it should just be light accumulations, a dusting,” Lee says, “otherwise, it’s pretty dry at least through Thursday if not beyond.”

The Iowa State Patrol took more than 850 emergency calls over the weekend, including 210 calls for wrecks which left at least 20 people hurt. In Independence, a car ran off the road Sunday and hit a house, killing the driver. Also, a passenger jet skidded off a taxiway at Des Moines International Airport on Saturday night, forcing the state’s busiest airport to close for 12 hours.

(Atlantic, Iowa) –   Weather data for Atlantic during the month of November, 2025 (Compiled here at KJAN – the official National Weather Service reporting site), shows we were about 5-degrees warmer than normal for a high, and almost 2-degrees cooler for the Low. The average High last month was 51, compared to the norm of 46. The average Low was 26, compared to the norm of 27. The warmest day last month was 74 on Nov. 15th. Our coolest morning was 12 degrees on the 28th.

Snowfall amounted to 5.9-inches altogether, which brought us a liquid value (when combined with rain), of 1.3-inches. Normally, the combined snow/rain value would have been 1.85-inches.

Looking ahead, we find the average High temperature for the month of December in Atlantic, according to historical records, is typically around 33 degrees, while the average Low is 14. Precipitation on average, amounts to just about 1.11-inches.

Check back with us during the first week of January, 2026, to see how our actual weather data compared to the historical averages for December.

Today: Cloudy w/a 60% chance of snow or snow flurries. A high near 21. Winds S/SW @ 5-10 mph. Wind chill values as low as 10. New snow accumulation of less than one inch is expected.
Tonight: Cloudy this evening, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 6. SW breeze @ 5 mph.
Tomorrow: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. SW-S winds @ 5-10 in the morning. Wind chill values as low as zero.
Tom. Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. S/SW winds 5 to 10 mph..
Wednesday: Cloudy w/a 20% chance of snow before noon. A high near 29.
Wed. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -15.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 12.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 23. The Low was 13. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 30 & the Low was 12. The Record High on Dec. 1st in Atlantic, was 67 in 1998. The Record Low was -10 in 1892. Sunrise today: 7:26. Sunset: 4:51.

National Weather Service spotter reports:

Atlantic (KJAN), 3.7″ (storm total 5.9″)

Atlantic – 7.1 miles N/NE, 3.0″

Creston (8.3 miles W/NW), 5.6″

Earling (2.4 miles SE), 4.5″

Massena, 2.0″

New Market (Taylor County), 2.8″

Early this morning: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 14. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Today: Partly sunny & blustery with a high near 18. N/NW winds 15-30 this morning, decreasing to 5-10 mph this afternoon. Wind chill values as low as -5.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Winds becoming southeast at around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday: Cloudy w/a 50% chance of snow (Around 1″ is possible). A high near 21. S/SE winds @ 5-10 in the morning becoming SW in the afternoon. Wind chill values as low as 5.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 29. The Low was this morning was 13. We received 3.7 inches of snow for a storm total of 5.9 inches at KJAN (with a liquid value of .16″). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 26 & the Low was 11. The Record High on Nov. 30th was 66 in 1922. The Record Low was -10 in 1964. Sunrise today: 7:25. Sunset: 4:51.

KJAN, Atlantic     2.2″

7.1 miles N/NE of Atlantic   3″

Massena,     2.5″

Today: **A WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect until 6-a.m. Sunday*The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Temperature rising to near 30 by 10am, then falling to around 25 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with an east wind 11 to 21 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18. NW winds 5-15 mph w/gusts to near 25. Wind chill values as low as -5.
Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 5.
Monday: A 40% chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 21.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 28. The Low was 17. 24-hour snowfall (ending today at 7-a.m.) at KJAN, was 2.2″, which had a liquid equivalent of .27″.  Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 34 & the Low was 10. The Record High on Nov. 29th was 71 in 1998. The Record Low was -8 in 1891. Sunrise today: 7:24. Sunset: 4:51.

Today: Cloudy w/a 50% chance of snow after 11am, mixing with freezing rain after 5pm. A high near 30. Light and variable wind becoming east/southeast at 10-to 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch is expected. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3-PM TODAY UNTIL 6-AM SUNDAY.
Tonight: Snow, possibly mixed at time with freezing rain. Low around 24. E/SE winds 10-20 mph. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain in the morning, becoming all snow after 8am. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. High near 31. Blustery, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph becoming N/NW in the afternoon & gusting to near 30 29 mph. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Saturday Night: A 30% chance of snow before midnight. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. A low around 9. Winds NW @ 15-30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Monday: Mo. Cldy w/a slight chance of snow. A high near 18.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 26.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 40. Our Low this morning was 12. Last year on this date (Nov. 28th), the High in Atlantic was 35 and the Low was 10. The Record High in Atlantic on 11/28 was 63 in 1941, while the Record Low was -16, in 1952. Sunrise today: 7:23; Sunset is at 4:52.