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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: 4/8/2019

Weather

April 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny & breezy. High near 75. SW winds @ 5-15 w/gusts to 25.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 45 NW @ 5-10 mph.
Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness w/a chance of rain late. High 64. SE @ 10-15.
Tuesday Night: Cloudy & breezy w/a 40%chance of showers and/or thunderstorms. Low around 44. E @ 10-20 w/gusts to near 30 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: A 30% chance of showers & possible thunderstorms late. High near 60. Windy. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher  amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: Cloudy & windy, w/an 80% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 44.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 66. Our Low this morning, 38 (as of 5-a.m.). Last year on this date our High was 34 and the Low was 31. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 89 in 1931. The Record Low was 14 in 2016.

Weather forecast for Atlantic & the area: 4/7/2019

Weather

April 7th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms through mid-afternoon. Gradually becoming mostly sunny & breezy, with a high near 69. NW @ 15-25. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 44. NW winds at 10-20 early this evening becoming light and vaiable.
Monday: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 76. S/SW @ 5-15 w/gusts to near 20.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mo. Cloudy & breezy, w/a 40% chance of showers after midnight. Low around 46.New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Mo. Cldy & windy w/a 30% chance of showers. High near 56.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 78. Our Low 48. We received .09″ rain overnight into early this morning. Last Year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 44 and the Low was 10. The all-time Record High on April 7th in Atlantic was 83 in 1931. The Record Low was 10 in 2018.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area, Saturday 4/6/2019

Weather

April 6th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers this morning & again this afternoon. High 70. Winds S @ 10-20mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/showers & thunderstorms. Low 55. S @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/morning showers & tstrms. High 68.

Monday: P/Cldy. High 74.

Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 68.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 69. We received a Trace of rain, Friday. Our Low this morning, 47. Last year on this date our High was 30 and the Low was 10. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 89 in 1972. The Record Low was 6 in 1982.

Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals ending at 7:00 am on Friday, April 5

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

April 5th, 2019 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .12″
  • Anita  .02″
  • Avoca  .25″
  • Manning  .02″
  • Kirkman  .03″
  • Carroll  .06″
  • Denison  .02″
  • Creston  .07″

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: Friday, April 5 2019

Weather

April 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of fog possible this morning; otherwise Partly cloudy. High 64. South winds @ 10-15 mph.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 48. S @ 5.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/isolated showers. High near 70. S @ 10-20.

Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High around 68.

Monday: P/Cldy. High near 70.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 54. We received .12” rain. Our Low this morning, 43. Last year on this date our High was 56 and the Low was 27. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 88 in 2008. The Record Low was 14 in 1920.

Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals ending at 7:00 am on Thursday, April 4

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

April 4th, 2019 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .19″
  • 7 miles NNE of Atlantic  .2″
  • Massena  .13″
  • Anita  .21″
  • Elk Horn  .22″
  • Avoca  .15″
  • Corning  .06″
  • Underwood  .26″
  • Carroll  .36″
  • Denison  .56″
  • Red Oak  .11″
  • Clarinda  .03″
  • Shenandoah  .03″

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area, 4/4/2019

Weather

April 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Cloudy w/light rain. High 52. E/NE @ 10-15.

Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy. Low 38.

Tomorrow: Areas of morning fog; P/Cldy. High 64. S @ 10-15.

Saturday: P/Cldy to cldy w/scattered showers. High 68.

Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 68.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 48. Our 24-hour Low was 30. Last year on this date our High was 41 and the Low was 12. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 91 in 1929. The Record Low was 4 in 1899.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: Wed., 4/3/19

Weather

April 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy w/rain later this morning. High 50. E @ 10-15.

Tonight: Cldy w/rain. Low 40. E/NE @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/rain in the morning. High 52. E/NE @ 10-15.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 64.

Saturday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered showers. High 66.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 55. Our Low this morning (as of 5:15-a.m.) was 28. Last year on this date our High was 35 and the Low was 12. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 85 in 1981. The Record Low was 4 in 1975.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area (& weather data for Atlantic) – 4/2/2019

Weather

April 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Becoming partly cloudy. High 52. NW wind 10-20.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low around 33
Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/rain. High near 50. E@ 10-15h.
Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/rain early. High near 52.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 62.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 60. Our Low this morning 33. We received .09” rain overnight. Last year on this date our High was 37 and the Low was 21. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 88 in 2012. The Record Low was 13 in 1970.

As releases rise into the Missouri River, another big rainstorm may be coming

News, Weather

April 1st, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — As floodwaters in southwest Iowa slowly recede, forecasters fear large storms could develop soon that would make a bad situation worse. Kevin Low, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Missouri Basin Forecast Center, says they’re watching the development of a potentially large storm system that could arrive late next week, roughly April 10th through the 13th.

“Of course, the impacts, amounts, timing for this second week of April event is undeterminable at this moment,” Low says. “It’s just very preliminary. We wanted to give you a heads up the second week of April looks to be fairly active across the Missouri basin.” Record flooding was already recorded on the Missouri River and many of its tributaries in the past few weeks. With the heavy snowmelt, the U-S Army Corps of Engineers is increasing releases this week from Gavins Point Dam into the Missouri River.

John Remus, chief of the Corps’ Water Management Office in Omaha, says two of the big southern-most water storage reservoirs are already getting full.  “I realize these higher system releases will add water to the lower river,” Remus says, “However, maintaining high pools at Fort Randall and Oahe increases the risk of even higher — possibly flood-level — releases if we were to get a large rainfall event over the central Great Plains.”

Remus says flows from Gavins Point Dam will be increasing all week in hopes of avoiding more damaging flows later on. “We want to remind everyone that we are at the beginning of the flood season,” Remus says, “and having very high pools in the lower reservoirs at this time of year severely limits our ability to respond to rainfall events that may occur anywhere in the basin.”

Remus says the mountain snow pack is still increasing and normally melts and runs off in May and June. Flood damage this spring in Iowa and Nebraska combined is nearly three-billion dollars.