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Skyscan Forecast Tuesday 07/09/2019

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July 9th, 2019 by admin

Skyscan Forecast  Tuesday, July 9, 2019  Dan Hicks

Today: Partly to mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. S @ 10-15. High 81.

Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. NW @ 5-10. Low 68.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy. NW @ 10-20. High 81.

Thursday: Partly cloudy. High 83.

Friday: Partly cloudy. High 85.

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Forecaster: Much cooler weather may be coming in mid to late July

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July 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Forecasters say another hot week is ahead for Iowa, with high temperatures in the 80s and 90s along with high humidity, but cooler weather may be just around the corner. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U-S-D-A’s Midwest Climate Hub, based in Ames, says the climate outlook calls for a shift away from the typical hot, muggy Iowa summer.

“At this point, we don’t expect that to continue over a longer period of time,” Todey says. “It looks like as we get along into the middle of July and the latter part of July, more likely we’ll fall back to the more frequent cooler and wetter conditions.” While many Iowans might welcome a less-steamy summer, it’s not such great news for farmers who struggled to plant crops this spring.

“We’re not likely to be in this heat, which could start stressing some crops because of poorly developed root systems and just summertime heat,” Todey says. “It’s a downside because we really need temperatures to be hanging out, at worst, near average, at best, slightly above average, especially as we get into August and September definitely.”

The forecast is driven by the existing El Nino weather pattern, as he says the cool, wet weather of spring often tends to carry over into summer during El Nino years.
“It is possible to flip and go from cool and wet to hot and dry, but the tendency is for those conditions to hang on into summer,” Todey says. “Those are the two big drivers of this right now, that we’ve been this way this far, mostly likely it will continue on into much of the rest of the growing season.”

Todey says the El Nino is expected to linger into late fall before fading away.

Skyscan Forecast Monday 07/08/2019

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July 8th, 2019 by admin

Skyscan Forecast  Monday, July 8, 2019  Dan Hicks

Today: Partly cloudy. SE @ 10. High 83.

Tonight: Increasing clouds. SE @ 5-10. Low 68.

Tuesday: Partly to mostly cloudy skies. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. S @ 10-15. High 81.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High 83.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. High 84.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: Sunday, 7/7/19

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July 7th, 2019 by admin

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 6 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 7 mph. 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 86. Our Low this morning, 60. Last year on this date our High was 85 and the Low was 59. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 107 in 1937. The Record Low was 41 in 1934.

Skyscan Forecast Saturday 07/06/2019

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July 6th, 2019 by admin

Skyscan Forecast  Saturday, July 6, 2019  Dan Hicks

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. N @ 10. High 82.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Light and variable winds. Low 64.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. E @ 10. High 82.

Monday: Partly cloudy. Chances of thunderstorms late. High 85.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms. High 83.

 

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Skyscan Forecast – Friday, July 5th , 2019

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July 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms later this afternoon. High near 90. S @ 10 mph.

Tonight: P/Cldy to cloudy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. Low around 70. S @ 5.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy w/scattered morning shwrs & tstrms. High around 85. N @ 5-10.

Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered shwrs. Highs 82.

Monday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered shwrs. High 84.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 85. Our Low this morning, 65. Last year on this date our High was 83 and the Low was 58. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 107 in 1911. The Record Low was 41 in 1972.

Skyscan Forecast – Thursday, July 4th , 2019

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July 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Patchy fog this morning; Partly cloudy with scattered showers & thunderstorms later this afternoon. High near 90. S @ 5-10 mph.

Tonight: P/cldy to cloudy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms ending. Low around 70. S @ 5.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy w/scattered afternoon shwrs & tstrms. High around 90. S @ 5-10.

Tom. Night: P/Cldy. Low around 70. A chance of showers before sunrise.

Saturday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. Highs around 86.

Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 83.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 89. We received .23” rain yesterday and last night. Our Low this morning, 66. Last year on this date our High was 91 and the Low was 68. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 111 in 1936. The Record Low was 41 in 1967.

Skyscan Forecast – Wednesday, July 3rd , 2019

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July 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms this morning & again later this afternoon. High 87. Winds variable at 5-10 mph.

Tonight: Partly- to Mostly cloudy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. Low 70.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered morning & late afternoon shwrs & tstrms. High 89. SE @ 5-10.

Friday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. Highs around 85.

Saturday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 82.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 91. Our Low this morning, 69. Last year on this date our High was 91 and the Low was 68. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 107 in 1936. The Record Low was 43 in 1967 & 1968.

Special Weather Statement: Strong Thunderstorms can be expected

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July 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
430 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019

IAZ026>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070-022330-
Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun-Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-
Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-
Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Poweshiek-Cass-
Including the cities of Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville,
Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly,
Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early,
Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, Fort Dodge,
Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center,
Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls,
Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, Tama,
Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, Exira, Guthrie Center,
Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, Adel, Des Moines, Newton,
Grinnell, and Atlantic
430 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019

…Strong Thunderstorms Expected Late This Afternoon…

Scattered thunderstorms will continue over portions of central
Iowa late this afternoon. Most of the storms will remain below
severe limits, but isolated storms may be strong to severe with
large hail and damaging winds.

People with outdoor activities should monitor the weather closely
for rapidly changing conditions as some of the storms have been
intensifying rather quickly.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for NW Pottawattamie, SE Harrison, and SW Shelby Counties until 5pm

Weather

July 2nd, 2019 by Jim Field

Pottawattamie IA-Harrison IA-Shelby IA-Washington NE-Douglas NE-
421 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE...SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON...SOUTHWESTERN
SHELBY...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

At 420 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of
Missouri Valley, or 15 miles northeast of Omaha, moving northeast at
15 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Missouri Valley, Fort Calhoun, Shelby, Persia, Portsmouth, Tennant
and Hitchcock Nature Center.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 29 between mile markers 63 and 74.
 Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 27 and 29.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This storm is producing large hail and widespread wind damage. SEEK
SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.