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NWS forecast for Atlantic & the area: 5/6/2019

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May 6th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 4am, then showers after 4am. Low around 47. East wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7am. High near 55. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 78. Our Low this morning was 48. We received a Trace of rain overnight. Last year on this date our High was 82 and the Low was 42. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 97 in 1934. The Record Low was 23 in 1891.