Atlantic (KJAN), .29″ *

Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), 1.03″ *

Adair, 5.75″ (as of 6:30-a.m.)

Anita, 2.15″

Audubon, .83″** (Another report said 2.4″)

Brayton, 1.15″

Carroll, 1.35″

Corning, 3.2″

Council Bluffs, .11″*

Creston (8.3 miles W/NW), .34″*

Cromwell (Union County), .06″*

Dunlap, 1.03″*

Earling, 1.54″*

Elk Horn, 1.43″*

Glenwood, .45″

Greenfield, 2″

Guthrie Center, .95″

Harlan, 1.1″

Hastings & Pacific Junction, .05″* each

Kirkman, 1.73″*

Logan, 1.45″*

Marne, .25″

Massena, .61″*

Missouri Valley, 1.04″*

North of Neola, 1.4″

Oakland, .25″ [2.7 miles N/NW]* & .59″ [3.2 miles N/NE] (Two separate reports)

Red Oak, .35″

Schleswig, .68″*

Shenandoah, .35″

Tennant, 1.5″

Thurman, .04″*

*NWS Observer report

**Automated Airport Weather Observation System (AWOS) report

Other reports are those from area media

Today: Partly sunny. A high near 85. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10pm. Low around 70. .
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 72.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 89. The Low this morning was 70. We received .29″ overnight in Atlantic (at KJAN). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 75 and the Low was 57. The Record High in Atlantic on July 20th, was 109 in 1934. The Record Low was 44 in 1953. Sunrise today: 6:02; Sunset tonight: 8:49.

Today: Partly sunny w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. A high near 86. Winds South @ around 5 mph  this morning switching to the East this afternoon.

Tonight: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 68.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. A high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 68.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 82. The Low was 64. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 78 and the Low was 61. The Record High in Atlantic on July 19th, was 110 in 1934. The Record Low was 47 in 1891 & 1947. Sunrise today: 6:02; Sunset tonight: 8:49.

(Radio Iowa) – The continued rains created another improvement in this week’s U-S Drought Monitor report, with 88 percent of the state showing NO drought conditions. The D-N-R Jessica Reese McIntyre keeps track of the numbers and says “There is still about 25 percent of the state that’s abnormally dry and about two percent of the state that’s in moderate drought.” she says. Iowa had broken out of a three-year drought just about this time last year, and then the new year started out dry and never got better. “Going into the spring while we were getting rain, we weren’t getting a whole lot to kind of overcompensate for that and then just the overall deficit that we have still coming out of that drought,” she says. June started the turnaround that continued into July. McIntyre says northwest Iowa has probably seen one of the biggest turnarounds after seeing a big section of severe drought.

“Seeing them completely remove all of the moderate drought designation really is encouraging, especially for that area, because you know, they’ve just kind of been battered with drier weather compared to the rest of the state,” she says. “And southwest Iowa kind of continues in a very similar dry pattern.” McIntyre issued a “drought watch” for that southwest areas. She says things are a lot better as we head into the last half of July compared to where we were in January. “Most of the state I don’t have any concern as far as drought or abnormally dry conditions. But again, I’ll just can’t kind of keep my eye on that southwest corner and even in the southeast portion of the state, there’s a little bit of moderate drought, so I’ll be keeping my eye on those,” McIntyre says.

She says continued wet condition through July could clear the drought all the way out of the state.

Today: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. S/SE winds 5-15 w/gusts to near 20 mph.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after midnight. A low around 68. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tomorrow: A 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms; Partly sunny. High near 85. E/NE @ 5-10 in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tom.  Night: A 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Low around 67. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: A 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 82.
Sunday Night: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Low around 69.
Monday: A slight chance of showers & thunderstorms, otherwise mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 77. The Low was 60. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 82 and the Low was 53. The Record High in Atlantic on July 18th, was 107 in 1936. The Record Low was 44 in 1953. Sunrise today: 6:01; Sunset tonight: 8:50.

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy w/a 20% chance of showers & thunderstorms. A high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers & thunderstorms, otherwise partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Sat. Night: A 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms with a low around 67.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy w/a 30%chance of showers & thunderstorms. A high near 85.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 82. Our Low this morning was 60.  Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 82 and the Low was 51. The Record High in Atlantic on July 17th, was 109 in 1936. The Record Low was 45 in 1911. Sunrise today: 6:00; Sunset tonight: 8:51.

Atlantic (KJAN), .2″

Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), .51″

Council Bluffs, .67″

Creston (8.3 miles N/NW), .04″

Cromwell (Union County), .09″

Earling, 1.18″

Elk Horn, .43″

Imogene, .45″

Logan, .45″

Massena, .04″

Missouri Valley, .7″

New Market, .17″

Pacific Junction, .88″

Persia, .45″

Sac City, .97″

Unofficial totals (other than NWS official reports)

Anita. .25″
Audubon, Carroll & Shenandoah, .2″
Glenwood & Red Oak, .3″
Griswold, .6″
Guthrie Center, .05″
Harlan, .35″

Today: 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. A high near 82. W/SW winds 5-10 this morning becoming NW this afternoon.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers & thunderstorms through midnight. Low around 57. Winds N @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. N/NE @ 10 mph.
Tom. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East northeast wind 5 mph.
Friday: Mo. Cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers & some thunderstorms. High near 80.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. A low around 67.
Saturday: A 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm; Partly sunny, with a high near 85.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 88. Our Low this morning (as of 4:30-a.m.), was 67. We received .2″ rain early this morning. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 80 and the Low was 60. The Record High in Atlantic on July 16th, was 109 in 1936. The Record Low was 45 in 1906. Sunrise today: 5:59; Sunset tonight: 8:51.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities reports nine tornadoes touched down across eastern Iowa during Friday’s severe storms. On Friday, the severe storms across eastern Iowa produced strong winds, small hail, and very heavy rain. Nine tornadoes were identified.

Tornadoes were identified in the following counties:

• Scott
• Jackson
• Dubuque
• Jones
• Linn
• Benton

One was rated an EF-0, five were rated as EF-1 and two were rated EF-2 on the Fujita Scale.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy-to-cloudy w/a 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 67.

Tomorrow: Partly sunny w/a 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. A high near 83. S/SW winds @ 510 in the morning becoming N/NW in the afternoon.

Tom. Night: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 58.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers through mid-day. A high near 71.

Friday: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms and a high near 79.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 87. The Low was 62. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 92 and the Low was 68. The Record High in Atlantic on July 15th, was 110 in 1936. The Record Low was 42 in 1930. Sunrise today: 5:58; Sunset tonight: 8:52.