Today: Sunny & windy, with a high near 41. N/NW winds 15-20 mph. Wind chill values as low as 5.
Tonight: Mostly clear & windy, with a low around 29. SW @ 10-25 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 61. NW @ 10-25 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Thursday: Partly sunny w/a 30% chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. High near 52.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 38. The Low was 14. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 26 and the Low was 8. The Record High for March 18th in Atlantic, was 81 in 2012. The Record Low was -1 in 1893. Sunrise: 7:27. Sunset: 7:30-p.m.
Today: Mostly sunny & windy. High near 39. N/NW winds 15-30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear & blustery. Low around 16. N/NW winds @10-25 mph. Wind chill values as low as 5.
Monday: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 42. N/NW winds @ 10-20 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 61. NW @ 10-25 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 53. The Low was 24. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 35 and the Low was 9. The Record High for March 17th in Atlantic, was 84 in 1894. The Record Low was -11 in 1906. Sunrise: 7:29. Sunset: 7:29-p.m.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 37. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 30 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny & windy, with a high near 43.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 59.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 50. The Low was 35. Rainfall in Atlantic was .32″ (for a storm total of .42″). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 63 and the Low was 35. The Record High for March 15th in Atlantic, was 79 in 2003. The Record Low was 0 in 1944. Sunrise: 7:32. Sunset: 7:26-p.m.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon report, effective immediately (as of 9:15-a.m., 3/14/24), “The burn ban for Cass County has been lifted.” Kennon urges those who intend to burn grass or large brush/tree piles, to “Please monitor [those areas] and be careful.”
If you plan to conduct a burn, contact your local volunteer fire department and the communication center at 243-2204 so that they will know. Thank You.
Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 53. N/NE winds 15-30 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Gradually becoming partly cloudy. Low 34. N/NE @ 10-30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. W/SW @ 5-20 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Windy.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 71. The Low was 32. Rainfall in Atlantic for the past 24-hours (ending at 7-a.m. today) was .10″. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 43 and the Low was 11. The Record High for March 14th in Atlantic, was 78 in 2012. The Record Low was -12 in 1975. Sunrise: 7:34. Sunset: 7:25-p.m.
HAMBURG, Iowa [KCCI] — This week marks five years since the historic and devastating flooding along the Missouri River. It caused more than a billion dollars in damage and many southwest Iowa towns were forced to rebuild. A total of 57 counties were under disaster proclamations.
The town of Hamburg was without power, water supply and electricity for days. The Army Corps of Engineers said several levee failures caused the waters to rise.
Last year, Gov. Kim Reynolds created an Office of Levee Safety. In the coming year, work will be done to flag and improve poor design and performance along our waterways. The goal is to hopefully prevent flooding like that from happening again.
Aerial photo of Hamburg – Ditch 6 shows scope of damage from the flooding. Photo taken Mar. 17, 2019. – US Army Corps of Engineers photo
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: An 80% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 49. E/NE @ 10-20 mph. New rainfall of 1/4″-to 1/2″ are inch possible.
Tomorrow: A 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 55. N/NE @ 10-30 mph. New rainfall amounts between 1/10″-1/4″ except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tom. Night: A chance of showers. Otherwise mostly cloudy & breezy. Low around 34.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Saturday: Mostly sunny & windy, with a high near 57.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 67. The Low was 31. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 29 and the Low was 12. The Record High for March 13th in Atlantic, was 79 in 2012. The Record Low was -11 in 1948 & 1975. Sunrise: 7:36. Sunset: 7:24-p.m.
(Radio Iowa) – Warm temperatures, dry conditions and gusting winds are combining to make conditions extremely dangerous for open burning in many areas of Iowa, with burn bans active in 22 counties.
In southwest Iowa, Glenwood Fire Chief Matt Gray says his department tackled a ditch fire along Interstate 29 on Monday afternoon, but as crews were working to contain the blaze, the winds shifted and the flames quickly spread into a nearby cornfield.
“A bunch of the stuff that was leftover from the previous harvest, the corn and stuff like that, was so dry and with the speed of the wind, it was all we could do to keep it contained,” Gray says. “It got up on a levee and burned through that. There was a bunch of high brome grass in there that burned and there were several trees that caught fire.”
Gray says they requested mutual aid from the Oak Township Fire Department as well as from Malvern once the fire spread. Ultimately, he says the blaze consumed between five and eight acres. Despite recent precipitation, Gray says conditions are still ripe for brush fires.
RED — 22 active burn bans, BLUE — 12 recent ban lifts.
“With the wind speeds and all the dry fuels laying on the ground. That’s basically like pouring gasoline on the ground, lighting it, and letting it go,” Gray says. “It’s very flammable, spreads fast, and with the wind, it’s just hard to control.”
Even in areas where burn bans are not in effect, Gray urges everyone to be extremely cautious, and that includes campfires, grills and farm equipment.
“Basically, you’re not supposed to be doing any open burning at all unless you have a burn permit signed from the fire chief who goes out and selects the area that you’re going to burn,” Gray says. “That’s the only way you can do any type of open burning right now.”
During burn bans, residents are reminded not to throw cigarettes from moving vehicles and to stop burning yard waste, piled tree debris, or other items. Violations of a burn ban can subject a person to criminal penalties and civil liabilities for any damages, losses, or injuries resulting from a fire.
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