NWS forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Sat., 8/23/14

(Updated 5:26-a.m., NWS/Des Moines)

Today Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a north wind 7 to 16 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind 8 to 11 mph.
Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday Night A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.