Today: Partly sunny-to sunny. High near 77. South winds 10-20 mph this morning becoming westerly this afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. W/NW winds 10-20 diminishing to around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny-to sunny. High near 65. North wind around 5-10 mph.
Thursday: A 50% chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms, otherwise mostly sunny & breezy. High 74.
Thu. Night: A 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 42.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 82. The Low was 56. We received .29″ rain overnight (Mon.-Tue.) at the KJAN studios Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 65 and the Low was 32. The Record High for Oct. 22nd in Atlantic was 87 in 1899. The Record Low was 15 in 1976. Sunrise today: 7:40; Sunset: 6:29.

(Radio Iowa) – Outdoor burning is now banned on 61 Iowa counties and fire departments in western, central and eastern Iowa have battled field fires in the past few days. Investigators have not determined the cause of a Thursday afternoon fire between Lake Park and Spirit Lake. Lake Park Fire Chief Brandon Ehret says luckily no homes or buildings caught fire. “When we got there…it had jumped the gravel road and was moving north at a high rate, probably burned about three-quarters of a mile north,” he says. “…Then we did some back burning to the grasslands to the south of it and basically got it stopped from going any farther north.”

The fire chief says the Little Sioux River was on the northeast side of the fire zone and the fire stopped at the river. “Three farmers had discs, got some fire lines to the north and on each side of it,” Ehret says, “so we were able to contain it that way as well.” The latest National Weather Service forecast indicates it will be dry, warm and breezy today (Monday) and there is a high or very high potential for grassland fires.

There is a chance for rain late this (Monday) afternoon and evening in some parts of the state.

Today: Sunny & breezy. High near 80. South winds @ 10-to 25 mph.
Tonight: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Low around 55. S @ 10-25 mph.
Tomorrow: Partly-to-mostly sunny. High near 77. S/SE winds around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday: Sunny-to partly sunny, w/a slight chance of afternoon showers. High near 74.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 81. The Low was 53. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 70 and the Low was 32. The Record High for Oct. 21st in Atlantic was 87 in 1947. The Record Low was 13 in 1930. Sunrise today: 7:38. Sunset: 6:30.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Elevated fire weather conditions.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 10-20 mph.
Monday: Sunny & breezy. High near 80. S@ 10-25 mph. Elevated fire weather conditions continue.
Mon. Night: Cloudy to Partly cloudy, w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms late. Low around 53. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday: Sunny. High near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming westerly in the afternoon.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 78. The Low was 52. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 77 and the Low was 36. The Record High for Oct. 20th in Atlantic was 87 in 1947 & 2003. The Record Low was 14 in 1960. Sunrise today: 7:38. Sunset: 6:32.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South/southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. S/SW winds 10-20.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 79. S/SW winds 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Monday: Mostly sunny w/a slight chance of afternoon showers. High near 77.
Monday Night: A 50% chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Low around 51.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a High around 64.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 75. The Low was 49. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 69 and the Low was 37. The Record High for Oct. 19th in Atlantic was 88 in 2003. The Record Low was 12 in 1972 & 2022. Sunrise today: 7:36. Sunset: 6:33.

(updated) [Radio Iowa] – The latest U-S Drought monitor map is showing more color, which is not what the state needs to see, as that indicates more drought. D-N-R hydrologist Tim Hall says there’s just a small patch of clear area on the map near the Missouri border. “Ninety-eight percent of the state is now at least in abnormal dry, if not drought, conditions. And actually the big change this week is we just about doubled the amount of the states that validated in severe drought in northeastern and northwestern and western Iowa,” Hall says. Hall says the concern level is not very high at this point.

“So the fact that we had eight out of 12 months with above normal rain, going back to a year ago, certainly helps us to not be in a really scary spot we’ve had so far in the month of October, we’ve had seven percent of normal rainfall,” he says. That comes after a September that was the driest in the history of state weather records.  “If you put September and October together, we’re coming up on four inches short of rain just in those two months, which are generally pretty dry months to begin with,” Hall says. “So a really, really dry, sudden turn, but it’s not as significantly worrisome as it would have been, had we not had month over month over month rather going back to October of last year.” Hall says precipitation normally drops off each month as we head through fall and into winter, and it usually isn’t a big worry.

“The water demand is not significant this time of the year, so whatever rain we do get will tend to benefit us. We’re not in the middle of a growing season, and as the temperatures cool, we tend to see less evaporative demand on water,” he says. Hall says the concern will increase if we continue to see dry months into spring.

Today: Sunny & windy. High near 74. South winds 15 to 35 mph. ELEVATED FIRE DANGER due to low humidity, dry surface vegetation and cropland, and strong/gusty winds.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South winds 10-20 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. S/SW winds 10-20 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 5-10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Monday: Partly sunny w/a 30% chance of afternoon showers. High near 74.
Monday Night: A 40% chance of showers. Low around 50.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 70. The Low was 43. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 68 and the Low was 49. The Record High for Oct. 18th in Atlantic was 86 in 2003. The Record Low was 13 in 2022. Sunrise today: 7:35. Sunset: 6:35.

316 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

…Elevated Fire Danger Today…

WHAT…Stronger winds from the south at 15 to 20 mph with gusts around 25 to 35 mph, dry surface vegetation and cropland, and low relative humidity between 25 and 30 percent will lead to elevated fire danger today.

WHERE…Across all of central Iowa.

WHEN… From 11am to 7pm today.

IMPACTS…Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become very difficult to control, especially in cropland.

PREPAREDNESS AND PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS…Burning is strongly discouraged under these conditions. Also, take extra care to prevent the start of accidental fires when smoking or operating vehicles around dry vegetation or crops.

Today: **RED FLAG WARNING 11-a.m. to 7-p.m. for critical fire weather conditions** Sunny & windy. High near 71. South winds 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight: Clear & windy. Low around 45. S @ 15-30 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny & windy. High near 74. S @ 15-35 mph.
Tom. Night: Partly cloudy & breezy. Low around 46. S @ 10-25 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday: Partly sunny w/a 50% chance of showers. High near 69.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 61. Our Low this morning was 20. That 24-hour temperature tied the record low previously set in 1976 & 1977. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 70 and the Low was 31. The Record High for Oct. 17th in Atlantic was 87, in 1947 & 2016. The Record Low was 12 in 1976. Sunrise today: 7:33. Sunset: 6:36.

Today: FREEZE WARNING until 9-a.m. – Widespread frost this morning; Elevated Fire Danger! Sunny & breezy. High near 60. S/SW winds 10-25 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 35. South winds 10-20.
Tomorrow: Sunny & windy. High near 71. FIRE WEATHER WATCH from 11-a.m. until 7-p.m. Winds South at 20-40 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear & windy. Low around 45. S @ 20-35 mph.
Friday: Sunny & windy. High near 73.
Fri. night: Partly cloudy & breezy. Low around 47.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 58. The Low this morning (& 24-hour low [7-a.m. to 7-a.m.]), was 20. As of 7:05-a.m., Atlantic tied the 24-hour Record Low for Oct. 16th. That temperature was previously set in 1976 & 1977. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 65 and the Low was 31. The Record High for Oct. 16th in Atlantic was 87, in 1921. Sunrise today: 7:33. Sunset: 6:38.