(Radio Iowa) – Drought conditions continue to improve in the state. The latest U-S Drought Monitor shows most of the middle of the state has no drought conditions, which is about 64 percent — and is up from 57 percent last week. Less than four percent of the state has areas of moderate drought, including one county in northwest Iowa, six in the southeast, four in south-central, and two in eastern Iowa.
Around 36 percent of the state is abnormally dry, in sections along the eastern and western edges. Just 20 percent of the state had no drought conditions at the start of the year.
Official reports from NWS Cooperative Weather Observers:
Atlantic (KJAN), .22″
Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), .15″
College Springs, .17″
Council Bluffs (2.1 miles S/SE), 1.38″
Creston (8.3 miles W/NW), .22″
Earling, .35″
Elk Horn, .65″
Emerson (3.2 miles NE), 1.23″
Massena, .38″
Missouri Valley, 1.24″
New Market (4.7-miles North), .6″
Thurman (7.1 miles S/SE), .28″
Woodbine, .08″
Other, unofficial rainfall reports (to area media, etc.):
Anita, .12”
Atlantic (Downtown), .29”
Atlantic (southern City limits), .3”
Audubon, .08”
SE of Bridgewater, .4”
Corning, .35”
Glenwood, .2”
Griswold, .45”
Guthrie Center, 1.6”
Lenox, .3”
North of Neola, .41”
Oakland, .85”
Red Oak, .25”
Shenandoah, .47”
Stanton, .39”
Villisca, .21”
Storm damage reports:
Today: Showers & thunderstorms ending this morning; Partly sunny & breezy, with a high near 87. Winds South @ 10-20 mph w/gusts to near 25.
Tonight: Showers & thunderstorms likely, mainly after midnight. Low around 70. S/SE winds 10-20 mph. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday: Mostly cloudy w/a 70% chance of showers & thunderstorms. A high near 85. S/SE winds 5-10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Fri. Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday: A slight chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms; Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday’s high in Atlantic was 86. The Low was 64. We received .22″ rain early this morning, at KJAN. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 84 and the Low was 58. The Record High for July 10th in Atlantic, was 104 in 1930 & 1936. The Record Low was 46 in 1895 & 1996. Sunrise: 5:55; Sunset: 8:55.
Today: Patchy fog this morning; Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south at around 5 mph this afternoon.
Tonight: A 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms after midnight. A low around 66. SE wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tomorrow: A 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm; Partly sunny. High near 84. S/SE @ 5-15 mph w/gusts to around 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tom. Night: A 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 68. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday: Showers likely & thunderstorms likely. A high near 82. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Fri. Night: Partly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 61.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday’s high in Atlantic was 85. Our Low this morning was 62. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 86 and the Low was 60. The Record High for July 9th in Atlantic, was 104 in 1930. The Record Low was 37 in 1895. Sunrise: 5:54; Sunset: 8:55.
OFFICIAL rainfall reports (From NWS Cooperative Observers):
Atlantic (KJAN), 1.08″
Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), 1.12″
College Springs, 1.06″
Council Bluffs (2 reports: 2.1 miles S/SE, .8″; 1.5 miles E, 1.45″),
Creston, .64″ (8.3 miles NW of town)
Earlham, .47″
Earling, 1.98″ (2.4 miles SE)
Elk Horn, 1.72″
Emerson, .66″
Imogene, .75″ (2.7 miles N/NE)
Kirkman, .96″
Logan, 1.89″
Manning, .91″
Massena, .74″
Missouri Valley, 1.23″ (2.1 miles NE)
Missouri Valley, 1.43′ (6.3 miles E/NE)
Mondamin, 1.27″
New Market, 1.05″
Oakland, .51″ (3.2 miles N/NE)
Pacific Junction, .02″ (3.9 miles N)
Persia, 1.47″
Dallas Center (Dallas County), 2.17″
Truro (Madison County), 1.34″
Other (Unofficial/media) rainfall reports:
Anita, 1.5″
Downtown Atlantic, 1.9″
Audubon, .7″ (Sam Kauffman)
Clarinda, 1.25″
Corning, 1.45″
Creston, .4″
Exira, 1.25″
Glenwood, .8″
Griswold, 1.45″
Guthrie Center, 1.6″
Hancock, 1.5″
Harlan (KNOD), 1.03″
SE of Irwin, 1.48″
Kirkman, 1.01″
Marne, 1.3″
Oakland, 1.5″
Red Oak, .55″
Shenandoah, .7″
Today: (Updated 4:45-a.m.) Any showers will be ending this morning; Gradually becoming mostly sunny. A high near 83. Winds NW @ around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 86. S/SW winds 5 mph.
Tom. Night: Partly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers & thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 66. SE @ 5 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 84.
Thu. Night: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. A low around 67.
Friday: Mostly cloudy w/a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly during the afternoon. A high near 83.
Monday’s high in Atlantic was 88. Our Low this morning was 65. Rainfall in Atlantic late Monday night into early this morning, at KJAN, was 1.08″. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 83 and the Low was 58. The Record High for July 8th in Atlantic, was 102 in 1937. The Record Low was 42 in 1908. Sunrise: 5:53; Sunset: 8:56.
Here are some storm reports from the National Weather Service, with regard to the storms that moved through western Iowa overnight Monday into early Tuesday morning. Thunderstorm warnings were issued for Cass, along with parts of Adams and Adair Counties, at 11:20-p.m. Winds gusting to just under 60-mph were recorded at the Automated Weather Observation Site (AWOS) at the airport in Atlantic, at 11:15-p.m.
Power outages were reported in Griswold late Monday night. Thousands were without power early Tuesday morning in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro area. As of 3:25-a.m., the Iowa REC reported 6 outages in parts of Pottawattamie, Cass and Adams Counties. Mid-American Energy reported over 500 of its customers in central Iowa were without electricity early Tuesday morning, as well.
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS..
1210 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 W Lenox 40.89N 94.61W 07/08/2025 M60 MPH Taylor IA Public (PWS) 1132 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 NNE Villisca 41.01N 94.95W 07/07/2025 M61 MPH Montgomery IA Public (PWS)
1124 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 SE Griswold 41.20N 95.06W 07/07/2025 M58 MPH Cass IA Public (Personal Weather Station)
1050 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 NNE Emerson 41.07N 95.38W 07/07/2025 M56 MPH Mills IA Mesonet
1015 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 SW Mcclelland 41.28N 95.75W 07/07/2025 M60 MPH Pottawattamie IA Mesonet
1012 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Council Bluffs 41.24N 95.86W 07/07/2025 Pottawattamie IA Public Large Branches down.
(Radio Iowa) – Parts of northern Iowa got heavy rain in multiple downpours over the holiday weekend. Meteorologist Rod Donavon, at the National Weather Service, says some communities, like Webster City, saw flooded streets and basements. “We certainly had several areas with some heavy rainfall across the state, which included central Iowa and into southeast Iowa,” Donavon says. “Really, our heaviest rain amounts were generally in that three-to-five inch range.”
Donavon says forecast calls for the likelihood of more rain. “We do have thunderstorm chances across parts of central and southwest Iowa, especially during the daytime today,” he says. “As we get up towards Highway 20 and northward, it’s likely to stay dry until we get into the overnight hours tonight as a stronger system moves through, so we do expect widespread showers and storms overnight tonight.” 
With tonight’s storms, Donavon says there’s the possibility of severe weather, including hail and damaging winds. Looking ahead, he says there’s a chance for more storms toward the end of the week.
Today: Partly sunny w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly this afternoon. A high near 83. South winds 5 mph.
Tonight: Showers & thunderstorms likely, mainly between after midnight. A low around 65.
Tomorrow: A 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms, otherwise partly sunny, with a high near 82. N @ 5-10.
Tom. Night: Clear to Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. S @ 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers & thunderstorms, otherwise mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday’s high in Atlantic was 87. Our Low this morning was 64. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 83 and the Low was 57. The Record High for July 7th in Atlantic, was 107 in 1937. The Record Low was 41 in 1934. Sunrise: 5:53; Sunset: 8:56.
OFFICIAL reports (from NWS cooperative observers)
Atlantic (KJAN), .62″
Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), 1.23″
Massena, .45″
Other (unofficial rainfall) reports:
Anita, .85″
7-miles west of Atlantic, 1.6″
Audubon, 1.45″
Clarinda, Oakland & Shenandiah, .40″
Corning, .65″
Creston, .45″
Emerson, .65″
Exira, 1.00″
Glenwood & Greenfield, .60″
Griswold, .45″
Guthrie Center, 2.25″
Harlan, .95″
Massena, .45″
Red Oak, .70″
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