A HIGH WIND WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REACH WESTERN IOWA AFTER SUNSET WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CENTRAL IOWA BY MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50, AND AS MUCH AS 60 MPH, CAN BE EXPECTED.

Counties shaded in brown are included in the High Wind Watch

THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVELERS…ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH…OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

There likely will -not- be snow, but forecasters say a large portion of Iowa could see severe weather roll into the state late Tuesday and into Wednesday. Roger Vachalek, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, says it’s relatively rare but not unheard-of for a storm of this magnitude to strike during November. Vachalek says folks living across Iowa’s southern half should be on guard.

“There is a risk for severe weather in Iowa and especially for states to our south,” Vachalek says. “We have a slight risk all the way up to around Highway 30 and we may see storms that include hail or the possiblity of high winds and maybe some tornadoes.” Most of Iowa had very unseasonably warm weather last week, with highs in the 70s that were some 20 degrees warmer than normal. Vachalek says milder weather will be sticking around and should prevent any snowflakes from flying in this storm.

“There isn’t quite enough cold air coming in behind it to change the rain on the back side over to snow but we’ll be watching that,” Vachalek says. “There may be a brief change-over somewhere in far northwestern Iowa or maybe even in southern Minnesota, but for the most part, this will not be the snow event that some folks are looking for. We may have to wait a few weeks for that.” It’s a good idea, he says, for Iowans to be prepared for a storm like this.

“Folks should keep up with the forecast over the next few days and monitor the outlook that we mentioned for Wednesday and monitor the latest forecast and, of course, any watches and warnings that are issued,” Vachalek says. “We’re still a couple of days away from it so things could change, but it does look like a fairly significant event coming.” Learn more at the National Weather Service website: weather-dot-gov.

(Radio Iowa)

Today: Clear to partly cloudy. High around 62. S @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: Clear to P/Cldy. Low around 35. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: P/Cldy. High near 62. S @ 10-20.
Tue. Night: Mostly cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 49. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Veterans Day: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 59. S/SE @ 10-20mph w/gusts to 25. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Wed. Night: Cloudy w/a 70% chance of shwrs. Low 35. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday: P/Cldy, windy & cooler. High near 48.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 59. Our 24-hour Low ending today at 7-a.m., was 32. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 56, and the Low 29. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic on Nov. 9th, was 73 in 1999. The Record Low was 8 in 1973.

Early This Morning: Clear. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Today: Sunny. High around 60. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low in the upper 30s. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny. High in the upper 50s. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Not as cool. Low in the upper 40s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Veterans Day: Thunderstorms. High in the upper 50s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms 90 percent.
Wednesday Night: Cloudy. Rain showers likely and isolated thunderstorms through midnight…then a chance of rain after midnight. Windy…colder. Low in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Breezy. High in the lower 50s.

331 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2015
EARLY THIS MORNING…CLEAR. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
TODAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WARMER. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.
VETERANS DAY…SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.

Skyscan Forecast   Saturday, November 7, 2015   Chris Parks

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 32. South wind 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny & breezy. High near 59. S/SW winds at 10-20 w/gusts to 25.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 35. South wind 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny & breezy. High near 58. S @ 10-25.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Today: Partly Cloudy. High near 55. W/NW wind at 10-20mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy this evening w/a chance of sprinkles; Becoming mostly clear overnight. Low around 30 W/NW at 5mph.
Saturday: Clear to P/Cldy. High near 53. W/NW wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sat. Night: Clear, with a low around 31.
Sunday: Sunny & breezy. High near 57. S @ 15-25.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 34.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 73. Our 24-hour Low ending today at 7-a.m., was 35. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 51, and the Low 24. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic on Nov. 6th, was 77 in 1915. The Record Low was 9 in 1991.

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TODAY…SUNNY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN CLEARING. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
SUNDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 30S.
MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S.

Today: Areas of fog this morning; Showers & isolated thunderstorms, otherwise Mo. Cldy & windy. High near 70. S winds at 15-30.
Tonight: Shwrs & tstrms ending. Becoming P/Cldy late. NW @ 10-20. Low 36.
Friday: P/Cldy. High near 54. W/NW wind 10-20mph.
Friday Night: Mo. Cldy w/scattered sprinkles. Low around 33.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High near 49.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 58.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 68. Our 24-hour Low ending today at 7-a.m., was 57. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 63, and the Low 37. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic on Nov. 5th, was 78 in 1909. The Record Low was 3 degrees in 1951.