(Radio Iowa) – Enjoy the weekend weather as the forecast calls for a return to unseasonably hot conditions to start the new week. National Weather Service Meteorologist Andrew Ansorge says temperatures will return to less comfortable levels. “We’re looking at you again temperatures being into the 90s there were parts of the state starting really Monday Tuesday into Wednesday,” he says.
The humidity will make it seem worse. “Humidity will combine to create heat indices that will probably be above 100 at times in portions of the state. That probably won’t be until sometime Monday afternoon will be the first time that maybe occurs and that could then continue on Tuesday as well as into Wednesday,” Ansorge says. That’s going to be around ten degrees above average. “Anywhere from the low to middle 80s is kind of a typical late July temperature,” he says. 
Ansorge says there is the possibility of some storms being generated by the warmer conditions.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. S/SE winds 10-20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Low around 70.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 89. Our Low this morning was 69. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 95 & the Low was 67. The All-time Record High here, on July 26th, was 109 in 1936. The Record Low was 43, in 1962. Sunrise: 6:09. Sunset: 8:44.
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5-10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Sun. Night: Partly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 69.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 88. The Low was 61. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 88 & the Low was 67. The All-time Record High here, on July 25th, was 117 in 1936. The was also the hottest temperature ever recorded in Atlantic. The Record Low was 44, in 1894. Sunrise: 6:07. Sunset: 8:44.
Today: Patchy fog this morning; A chance of showers & thunderstorms this evening, otherwise mostly sunny. High near 87. SW winds around 5 mph this morning.
Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight, otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Tomorrow (Cass County Fair Day 1): Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 85. The Low was 60. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 88 & the Low was 64. The All-time Record High here, on July 24th, was 110 in 1901, & the Record Low was 42, in 1905. Sunrise: 6:06. Sunset: 8:45.
Today: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 85. The Low was 57. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 88 & the Low was 59. The All-time Record High here, on July 23rd, was 105 in 1901, & the Record Low was 45, in 1904 & 1956. Sunrise: 6:05. Sunset: 8:46.
Today: Patchy fog through about 9-a.m., otherwise partly sunny, w/a 20% chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms. The main hazard will be from lighting during any thunderstorms. High near 82. Light and variable wind.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny w/a 20% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 84. W/SW winds 5-10 mph. (At this time it appears lightning will be the primary hazard during any thunderstorms)
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 83. Our Low this morning, 56. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 87 & the Low was 56. The All-time Record High here, on July 22nd, was 109 in 1901, & the Record Low was 45, in 1956. Sunrise: 6:04. Sunset: 8:47.
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light east northeast wind.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light and variable wind. Areas of fog with visibilities around or under a mile and localized patchy dense fog with visibilities under 1/4 mile at times this morning.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light west wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 75. Our Low this morning, 57. We received .01″ rain yesterday after 7-a.m. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 82, & the Low was 55. The All-time Record High here, on July 21st, was 107 in 1934, & the Record Low was 44, in 1894. Sunrise: 6:03. Sunset: 8:48.
Today: Cloudy w/a 60% chance of [non-severe] showers & possible thunderstorms. High near 71. S/SE winds 5-10 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 61.
Sunday: Partly sunny w/a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. High near 75. Winds east at around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Monday: Mostly sunny w/a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 79.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny w/just a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 82.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 78. Our Low was 61. We received .13″ rain last night in Atlantic (at KJAN). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 82 and the Low was 54. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic on July 20th, was 109 in 1934. The Record Low was 44 in 1953. Sunrise: 6:02; Sunset: 8:49.
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) – All parts of Iowa — for the first time in more than four years — have sufficient soil moisture to not be considered “abnormally dry” by national climate experts, according to a U.S. Drought Monitor report on Thursday. That dryness designation can indicate an area is on the cusp of drought conditions, under which affected areas can have negative impacts for agriculture and water supplies.
An example: After years of drought, a lake that supplies water for the city of Osceola had lost so much of its volume that the city considered recycling its wastewater. Significant rainfall in recent months has restored the lake to nearly its normal surface elevation, according to city data.
Drought developed in Iowa in July 2020 and persisted until May 2024, after the state had one of its wettest starts to a year on record. It marked a dramatic recovery since September, when the state was the driest it had been in a decade. Last week, Iowa had rainfall that was below average, according to State Climatologist Justin Glisan. However, heavy rain fell along the eastern edge of the state where the last remaining pocket of abnormal dryness lay.
A month ago, about 31% of the state was abnormally dry, according to Drought Monitor reports. The last time there was no drought or dryness was May 2020. The federal Climate Prediction Center does not foresee drought reemerging in Iowa in the coming months. Iowa lies in the center of a multistate area that has no drought and little abnormal dryness.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported this week that more than 90% of Iowa’s farm fields have adequate or surplus moisture for growing crops. Last year, only 57% of topsoil was rated the same way.
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 62.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy w/a60% chance of showers & possibly a thunderstorm. High near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tom. Night: Mo. Cldy w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 60.
Sunday: Partly sunny w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 76.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Monday: Partly sunny w/a 30% chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms. High near 78.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: A chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms, otherwise mostly sunny. High around 81.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 82. Our Low was 53. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 83 and the Low was 62. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic on July 19th, was 110 in 1934. The Record Low was 47 in 1891 & 1947. Sunrise: 6:02; Sunset: 8:49.
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