A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for snow remains in effect from 6-a.m. today until 3-p.m. for the following counties: Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Sac-Crawford-Carroll-and Audubon, and a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for snow remain in effect from 6-a.m. until 7-p.m. today, for Guthrie-Dallas and Madison Counties. Snowfall ranging from 2-to 5-inches (from west to east across the advisory area) can be expected.

A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1, or at 511ia.org on the web, in Iowa.

232 PM CST Sun Feb 4 2018

…Widespread, accumulating snowfall on Monday over Iowa…

Snow will begin to spread into northwest Iowa shortly after sunrise and reach the I-35 corridor over northern and central Iowa around mid-morning and the remainder of central Iowa by midday. Snow covered roadways will create hazardous travel and
visibilities may be reduced at times due moderate to briefly heavy snow. While snow will begin to end later in the afternoon and early evening, this snow will have an impact on the Monday evening commute. Snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches will be common with locally higher amounts. Less snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches
are expected over parts of south central Iowa and near the Minnesota border.

Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Monona-Harrison & Shelby Counties: WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY…Guthrie and Dallas Counties: WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6-A.M. TO 7-P.M. CST MONDAY.

* WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches with a few locally higher amounts are expected especially closer to central Iowa.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Plan on slippery road conditions, including during the late morning commute on Monday. Be prepared for reduced visibilities at times.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Today: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a steady temperature around 11. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph after midnight.
Monday: Snow. High near 22. Wind chill values as low as -5. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -5. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

Skyscan Forecast   Saturday, February 3, 2018  Richard Garuckas

Today: Mostly cloudy. Breezy. High 45. S @ 10-20 with gusts up to 30mph. Winds switching to the WNW in the afternoon.

Tonight: Cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers. Low 11. Windy. N @ 15-25 gusting to 30mph.

Sunday: Slight chance of snow showers in the morning followed by gradual clearing. High 16. NNW @ 10-20 gusting to 25mph.

Sunday Night: Cloudy and cold. Low 6.

Monday: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. High 26.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. High 21.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High 24.

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Today: Partly cloudy to Cloudy. High 28. SE @ 10-15.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low 24. S @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cloudy. High 40. SW @ 10-15.

Sunday: Mo. Cloudy w/light snow. High 17.

Monday: Mo. Cloudy w/light snow. High 25.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 21 Our Low this morning (as of 4:30-a.m.), was 0. Last year on this date our High was 24 and the Low was 15. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 66 in 1992, and the Low was -36 in 1905.

Iowa’s weather during the first month of 2018 featured a lot of extremes. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says the statewide average temperature of 18.9 degrees was just slightly (1/2-degree) colder than normal for a January in Iowa, but it was bitterly cold over the first half of the month and unseasonably warm over the second half. “Temperatures were as high as 60 degrees at Ottumwa and Keosauqua on January 26 and down as low as 28-below zero back on January 2 at several places across northern Iowa – among them Sioux City, Webster City and Sheldon,” Hillaker said.

Here in Atlantic, the average high for the month of January was 29. The average low was 9. The coldest day here in Atlantic, -27 on January 1^st. On New Year’s Day morning, a wind chill reading of 50-BELOW zero was recorded in Storm Lake. Conversely, there eight days during the month where the temperature climbed to at least 50 ABOVE zero somewhere in the state. It was a slightly wetter than normal January with a statewide average precipitation total of 1.03 inches. “A great majority of that precipitation came in the form of rain and most of that came out of one storm system between the 21st and 23rd of the month,” Hillaker said.

The warmest day during the month of January, in Atlantic, was on the 26^th, when we reached 54.

The statewide average for snowfall over the month was 4.4 inches – 3.3 inches less than usual for a January in Iowa. Most of the state’s snow fell in a blizzard that blasted northwest Iowa “Places like Spirit Lake, Sibley and Estherville had roughly 18 inches of snow for the month…about two-thirds of that coming in one storm centered on January 22nd,” Hillaker said. In Atlantic, we received a scattered total of 4-inches of snow, along with periods of mixed precipitation in the form of hail, sleet and freezing drizzle. Melted down, all the precipitation equated to three-quarters of an inch of rain.

Much of the southeast half of the state received just one or two inches of snow in January. “In some areas, there was not much precipitation at all, especially in the far southeast corner where a number of places were under a-half-inch of total amount of moisture for the month,” Hillaker said. “Places like Ottumwa, Fairfield and Mount Pleasant were very dry during the month of January.”

(Radio Iowa)

Today: Partly cloudy & windy. High 22. NW @ 15-25 diminishing later this afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 0. Winds light & variable

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 28. E @ 5-10.

Saturday: Cloudy w/light snow or mixed precip. High 35.

Sunday: Cldy & much colder, w/a chance of light snow. High 15.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 39 Our Low was 10. Last year on this date our High was 33 and the Low was 14. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 58 in 1987, and the Low was -27 in 1979.

Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas Counties…

344 AM CST Thu Feb 1 2018 …Strong Wind Gusts Possible Through 6 AM… A cold front is pushing through the state and will be in Missouri by 6 AM. The front will usher in much colder air and winds behind the front are quite strong. There will be a 2 to 3 hour window with sustained wind speeds of 25 to 30 mph with gusts around 40 mph. The winds are expected to diminish some this morning and really drop off during the mid to late afternoon hours. Through 6 AM if you are driving, be prepared for strong wind gusts which could briefly impact driving…especially of high profile or light weight vehicles.

Today: Partly cloudy & mild. High 45. NW @ 15-25.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 12.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy & colder. High 25. N @ 5-10.

Friday: P/Cldy to cloudy. High 28.

Saturday: Cldy w/a chance of light snow. High 30.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 43 Our Low was 22. Last year on this date our High was 40 and the Low was 30. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 59 in 2012, and the Low was -28 in 1996.

Today: Mostly sunny. High 41. S @ 10-to 15 this morning, and 15-35 this afternoon

Tonight: P/Cldy & windy. Low 31. S winds becoming W/NW @ 15-30.

Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. High 45. NW @ 5-10.

Tom. Night: Cldy. Low 19.

Thursday: P/Cldy & colder. High 23. N/NW @ 15-25.

Friday: Cldy. High 31.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 27 Our Low was 7. Last year on this date our High was 49 and the Low was 30. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 65 in 2012, and the Low was -24 in 1965.