(Radio Iowa) – Temperatures are going to warm up in Iowa as we hit midweek. National Weather Service meteorologist, Alexis Jimenez, says temperatures will be more normal. “With highs tomorrow in the low to mid 40s. And then kind of dropping off into the 40s, low 40s again on Thursday, with a passing system and with some rain to the far southeast,” she says. Those temperatures would melt the snow, and that helps keep things warmer.

“Certainly with snow on the ground it keeps our temperatures lower a little bit, but once we push above freezing, that snow melts off and that effect kind of goes away,” Jimenez says. Jimenez says there doesn’t appear to be any big cold stretches coming up for now. “We’ll just sort of just trend on those lower temperatures as we get into December and approach the winter months here. But thankfully, generally we’re going to be near average for the foreseeable future,” she says.

Jimenez works out of the Johnston office and says the monthly snow total for Des Moines is running a little ahead of average. “The normal value is right at two inches for the month and we’ve had two-point-six inches so far. So we’re right on par with what we would usually want to see. November is generally a pretty dry month is because it’s getting into that colder season,” Jimenez says.

She says we might get some more snow into late Saturday into Sunday, especially for northern Iowa.

Today: Mostly sunny & breezy. High near 38. S @ 10-20mph w/gusts to near 25. Wind chill values as low as 5.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming westerly after midnight.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 32. Our Low this morning, 6. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 53 and the Low was 24. The Record High on Nov. 28th in Atlantic, was 63, in 1941.  The Record Low was -16 in 1952. Sunrise is at 7:23. Sunset at 4:52.

Today: Increasing clouds w/a chance of flurries. High near 34. W/NW winds 10-20 mph. Wind chill values as low as 5.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. S/SW @ 10-20. Wind chill values as low as 5.

Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 37. Our Low this morning was 6. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 48, and the Low was 13. The Record High on Nov. 27th in Atlantic, was 69 in 1998. The Record Low was 1 in 1898. Sunrise is at 7:22. Sunset is 4:52.

Here are 24-hour reported snowfall amounts in southwest/western Iowa (ending 7-a.m. Sunday, 11/16/23):

Atlantic (KJAN) 2.0″

Atlantic (7 miles N/NE), 1.3″

Logan, .3″

Massena, 2.0″

Minden, 2.2″

Council Bluffs, 3.1″

New Market, 2.2″

Cromwell, 3.1″

Mondamin, .4″

Bagley, 1.0″

Brayton, 1.3″

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 5. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as 5. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 30. Our Low this morning was 19. We received 2 inches of snow at the KJAN studios from late Saturday morning through early Sunday. That melted into .15″ liquid value. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 57, and the Low was 33. The Record High on Nov. 26th in Atlantic, was 69 in 1960. The Record Low was -9 in 1898. Sunrise is at 7:21. Sunset is 4:53.

(Iowa DOT Road report, 11-26-23, 5 a.m.) – “We have nearly 300 plows out this morning, but roads are partially to completely covered in many parts of Iowa.

Winter driving skills are a must this morning:
Check www.511ia.org or the Iowa 511 app for current conditions
Leave space between vehicles
slow down
pay attention
wear your seat belts.”

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 29. Our Low this morning, 20. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 53, and the Low was 18. The Record High on Nov. 25th in Atlantic, was 71 in 1960. The Record Low was -6 in 1991. Sunrise is at 7:21. Sunset is 4:543.

Today: Cloudy, with a high near 30. NE winds 10-20 mph. Wind chill values as low as 10 degrees.

Tonight: Cloudy with a chance of flurries after midnight. Low around 22. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy w/a 20% chance of snow after noon. High near 34. SE wind at around 5-10 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

Sat.night: Mostly cloudy w/a 50% chance of snow. Low around 20. W/SW wind 5-10 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Sunday: Partly sunny & breezy, with a high near 37.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear & blustery, with a low around 11.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 33.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 43. Our Low this morning, 20. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 49, and the Low was 20. The Record High on Nov. 24th in Atlantic, was 68 in 2011. The Record Low was -2 in 1898. Sunrise is at 7:19. Sunset is 4:54.

Today (Thanksgiving Day): Mostly sunny & breezy, with a high near 40. N/NE winds 10-25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. N/NE wind 10-20 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. NE wind 10-20 mph.
Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 20. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. East wind @ 5mph becoming west Saturday afternoon.
Sat. Night: A 30% chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 17.
Sunday: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 37.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear & blustery, with a low around 14.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 35.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 51. Our Low was 18. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 60, and the Low was 20. The Record High on Nov. 23rd in Atlantic, was 84 in 1953. The Record Low was -6 in 1898. Sunrise is at 7:18. Sunset is 4:54.

Today: Sunny & breezy with a high near 51. S/SW winds @ 10-20 mph w/gusts to near 25.

Tonight: Clear & breezy, with a low around 28. S/SW winds @ 10-20 mph.

Thanksgiving Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. N/NE winds @ 10-20 mph.

Thu. Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 20. N/NE winds 10-20 mph.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 43. Our Low this morning was 18. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 60, and the Low was 15. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on Nov. 22nd, was 69 in 1966, and the Record Low was -10, in 1937. Sunrise today is at 7:16. Sunset is at 4:55.