Today: Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 10-20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind 10-20 mph.

Tomorrow: Partly sunny & windy w/a chance of afternoon showers. High near 85. S @ 15-30 mph.

Tom. Night: Showers & thunderstorms. Low around 59. S @ 15-30 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 91. Our Low this morning, 67.  Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 78 and the Low was 44. The Record High for Oct. 2nd in Atlantic was 93 in 1892, and the Record Low was 18, in 1974. Sunrise is at 7:17. Sunset at 7:02.

(College Park, MD) – NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released its latest monthly drought outlook for October 2023, showing where drought is expected to improve, worsen, or remain the same over the next month: Atlantic, Iowa is currently in Moderate Drought (D1), according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and conditions are expected to persist over the next month.

(Southwest Iowa) – In response to a rash of recent field and ditch fires having taken place, another southwest Iowa County has been placed under a Burn Ban. No open burning is allowed in Audubon County by Order of the State Fire Marshall, per a request from Audubon County Emergency Management Director Tyler Thygesen, acting on behalf of the fire department chiefs in Audubon County.

The Audubon County Burn Ban is in effect now (Oct. 1st) until further notice (when conditions are such that a danger to life and/or property does not exist from opening burning, and at the discretion of the Fire Marshal). Any violation of the proclamation is a simple misdemeanor, punishable by a $200 fine.

A burn ban does not prohibit the following:  supervised, controlled burn for which a permit has been issued by the fire chief of the fire district where the burn will take place, the use of outdoor fireplaces, barbecue grills, properly supervised landfills, or the burning of trash in incinerators or trash burners made of metal, concrete, masonry, or heavy one-inch wire mesh, with no openings greater than one square inch.

Previously, officials in Shelby County announced a Burn Ban was in effect beginning Oct. 1st, and until further notice. Harrison and Crawford Counties have also instituted a ban on opening burning over the  past 10-days.

Weather data for the month of Sept. 2023 in Atlantic show the Average High for the month was 83 and the Average Low was 52. Rainfall for the month amounted to 2.64. The normal average high in Atlantic during the month of September is 76 and the Low is 51, so Sept. 2023 was about 7 degrees warmer than the norm, and the Low was almost on track for the month. Precipitation for September typically amounts to 3.81, so our deficit was 1.17-inches.

Looking ahead, we find the Average High for the month of October is 64, the Low is 39, and precipitation (rain & or melted snow) is around 2.76 inches.

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Today and Tonight: High to very high fire danger is expected this afternoon and early evening. High to very high fire danger will be possible again on Monday afternoon and evening. Please refrain from any open burning.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday’s High of 92 in Atlantic tied the Record High for Sept. 30th, set in 1994. Our Low this morning, was 68.  Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 77 and the Low was 41. The Record High for Oct. 1st in Atlantic was 96 in 1892, and the Record Low was 23, in 1984. Sunrise is at 7:16. Sunset at 7:02.

Today: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 92. Winds out of the south at 15-25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 15-25 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 10-20 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy & breezy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday: Cloudy & windy w/a 30% chance of showers during the afternoon. High near 82.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 92. The Low was 65. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 75 and the Low was 40. The Record High for Sept. 30th in Atlantic was 92 in 1994, and the Record Low was 21, in 1894. Sunrise is at 7:15. Sunset at 7:04.

(Radio Iowa) – The calendar says fall but the thermometer says summer. Forecasters say much of Iowa’s southern half will see near-record high temperatures in the low 90s today (Friday) through Sunday. State climatologist Justin Glisan says it could be the start of a trend as the El Nino pattern is setting up, which may mean Iowans will be facing a warmer-than-normal winter ahead.

“We are getting a clear signal in the climate prediction outlooks for December, January, February, meteorological winter, which are showing elevated chances of warmer conditions across the upper Midwest including Iowa,” Glisan says. “This meshes well with previous years in which we’ve seen El Nino in wintertime and into early spring.” Glisan says it’s still too early to predict how much precipitation may fall in the winter ahead, including rain, freezing rain and snow.

“So we’ve had years in which we’ve seen above-average precipitation, we’ve seen years in which we’ve been below-average,” Glisan says, “so as of right now, not a clear signal in terms of precipitation, but definitely we’re looking at the potential for a warmer winter.”

While traditional calendars have winter starting on December 21st this year, the climatological winter Glisan referred to is from December 1st through the end of February.

(Harlan, Iowa) – Officials with the Shelby County Emergency Management Agency report the County will be going into a burn ban, starting Sunday, October 1st. The ban is being implemented due to a high fire danger, and water shortages around the county. The Shelby County EMA will update residents when the ban is lifted.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 82. Our Low was 47. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 71 and the Low was 34. The Record High for Sept. 29th in Atlantic was 96 in 1953, and the Record Low was 17, in 1899. Sunrise is at 7:14. Sunset at 7:06.