Today: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of sprinkles or showers this afternoon. A high near 75. Winds E/SE @ 5-10 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy w/a slight chance of showers. A low around 56. East northeast wind 5 mph.
Tomorrow: A 30% chance of showers & some thunderstorms possible late in the afternoon. A high near 75. E/NE winds 5-10 mph.
Tom.  Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 56.
Saturday: A 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms through mid-day, otherwise partly sunny. High near 77
Sat. Night: A slight chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low  around 57.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 76. The Low was 48. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 86 & the Low was 53. The Record High for June 5th in Atlantic was 104 in 1933, & the Record Low was 40 in 1897 & 1935. Sunrise: 5:47. Sunset: 8:50.

MidAmerican Energy photo

(Radio Iowa) – Powerful thunderstorms with intense winds and a possible tornado thrashed across the Davenport area last (Tuesday) night, toppling trees and snapping several dozen utility poles. There are no reports of any serious injuries. MidAmerican Energy spokesman Geoff Greenwood says many thousands of homes and businesses across the Quad Cities were left in the dark. “At its peak, we had about 21,800 customers out, mostly in Illinois, though we had some on the Iowa side and we restored most of those customers overnight,” Greenwood says, “however, we still have a few thousand that we’re working on and those are the customers where it’s going to take a little bit more time.” That’s because the areas are hard to access, like in hilly backyards that are full of trees.

MidAmerican Energy photo

While much of Iowa just had showers on Tuesday, the storms gained strength as they approached the Quad Cities. “We just had very strong winds that went through the area. In some cases, they just felled trees and the trees took down our power poles and took down the lines,” Greenwood says. “We have counted at least 40 poles that are down and that count is still growing.” Given the extent of the damage and outages, the utility dispatched crews from Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Waterloo and Iowa City to join crews from the Davenport area in the response. “We had more than 75 line workers out in the field overnight, along with more than 70 tree crews,” Greenwood says. “In some cases, we needed those tree crews to clear areas to enable our line crews to do their work safely.”

Most Quad Cities customers had their power restored quickly, though others will need to be patient.”We’re working really hard to get those customers on,” Greenwood says. “We expect to have most of them restored by some time today. It could be into tonight, so most customers will be back throughout the day.”

The Davenport office of the National Weather Service had reports of more than three inches of rainfall in some areas as well as wind gusts of up to 72 miles an hour.

Atlantic (KJAN), .59″

Atlantic (7 miles N/NE), .54″

Council Bluffs, .38″

8.3 miles W/NW of Creston, .78″

Earling, .64″

Elk Horn, .47″

Hastings, .74″

Imogene, .89″

Manning, 1.05″

Massena, .69″

Missouri Valley, .48″

Sac City, .27″

Thurman, .95″

Today: An AIR QUALITY ALERT (for intermittent heavy smoke from the Canadian wildfires) remains in effect through 6-a.m. Thursday. Mostly sunny. High near 76. Winds E/NE @ 5-10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers. A high near 72. E @ 5-10 mph.
Tom. Night: Cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 56.
Friday: A 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, otherwise partly sunny with a high near 73.
Fri. Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening; Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: Mostly sunny w/a slight chance of showers & thunderstorms in the afternoon. A high near 77.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 71. The Low this morning was 46. We received .59″ rain yesterday at the KJAN studios. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 84 & the Low was 52. The Record High for June 4th in Atlantic was 96 in 1914, & the Record Low was 31 in 1945. Sunrise: 5:47. Sunset: 8:49.

The Iowa DNR has issued an Air Quality Alert for all of Iowa through 6 AM Thursday. Intermittent heavy smoke is expected to impact most of Iowa over the next few days at levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups or even unhealthy for healthy individuals. Sensitive groups include people with respiratory illness or heart disease, children, teenagers, the elderly, and outdoor workers.

Air Quality Alert for all of Iowa

The DNR recommends that people avoid long or intense outdoor activities and take frequent breaks until the air quality improves.

*Official NWS report; **area media reports

Atlantic (KJAN), .21″

Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), .43”*
Anita, .27″
Audubon, 1.10″

Carroll, .67″*

Corning, .10″

Council Bluffs (2 reports), [average] 1.25″*

Creston (8.3 miles W/NW), Trace*
Cumberland, .10″

Earling, 1.34″*

Elk Horn, .53”*
Greenfield, .15″
Griswold, .10″
Guthrie Center, .15″
Harlan, .20″

Hastings, .14″*

Logan, 1.04″*

Massena, .08″*

Missouri Valley, .68″*
Oakland, .20″

Pacific Junction, (3.9 miles N), .51″
Red Oak, .10″

Thurman, .14″*

Woodbine, .74″*

Today: Showers & thunderstorms. Temperature falling to around 59 by 5pm. Winds South this morning becoming Northerly this afternoon, at 10-to 25-mph. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers & thunderstorms ending. Gradually becoming partly cloudy. Low around 49. Winds N @ 10-20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 75. N/NW winds 5-10 becoming E/NE in the afternoon.
Tom. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. .
Thursday: A 40% chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Thu. Night: A 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 55.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 91. The Low was 64. We received .21″ of rain this morning (as of 7-a.m./24-hour total). Last year on this date (June 3rd), the High in Atlantic was 85 & the Low was 63. The All-time Record High for June 3rd was 94 in 2020, & the Record Low was 32 in 19697. Sunrise: 5:47. Sunset: 8:48.

Today: Patchy smoke this morning, otherwise mostly sunny & breezy, with a high near 88. Winds south @ 5-15 mph this morning gusting to around 30 this afternoon.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 64. Winds S @ 15-25 mph.
Tomorrow: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High in the 60’s with temps falling during the afternoon. W-N winds 10-25 mph.
Tom. Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 49.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday: A 30% chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. A high near 74.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 89. The Low this morning was 52. Last year on this date (June 2nd), the High in Atlantic was 82 & the Low was 61. The All-time Record High for June 2nd was 100 in 1934, & the Record Low was 36 in 1907. Sunrise: 5:48. Sunset: 8:48.

Today: Patchy smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. S/SW winds 5-10 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Patchy smoke before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 6 mph.
Monday: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 87. Winds S @ 10-20 w/gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
Mon. Night: A chance of showers & thunderstorms. Breezy. Low around 67. S @ 15-25 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 68. S/SW @ 15-25 mph. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers or thunderstorms. Low around 50.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 88. Our Low this morning was 49. Last year on this date (June 1st), the High in Atlantic was 80 & the Low was 57. The All-time Record High for June 1st was 99 in 1934, & the Record Low was 36 in 1956. Sunrise: 5:48. Sunset: 8:47.