Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph this afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. E/NE winds 5-10 in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. E winds around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday: A 30% chance of afternoon showers. A high near 72.
Wed. Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. A low around 50.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 66. Our Low this morning, was 36. Last year on May 4th, the High in Atlantic was 62 and the Low was 37. The Record High was 91 in 1918. The Record Low was 18 in 1907. Sunrise: 6:14; Sunset: 8:21.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 70. E/NE winds around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Wednesday: Partly sunny w/a 30% chance of showers after 1pm. A high near 72.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 61. The Low was 36. We received .45″ rain at KJAN, Friday. Last year on May 3rd, the High in Atlantic was 71 and the Low was 37. The Record High was 87 in 1895, 1949 & 1968. The Record Low was 25 in 1900. Sunrise: 6:14; Sunset: 8:19.

*citizen reports to the media (not a NWS report)

Atlantic (KJAN), .07”

Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), .02”

Anita, .13*

Audubon, .15*

Clarinda, .10”*

Corning, Greenfield, Glenwood & Guthrie Center, .05” (each)*

Creston (8.3 miles W/NW), .06”

Earling (2.4 miles SE), .18”

Elk Horn, .12”

Greenfield, .05”*

Harlan, .35″*

Hastings (1.5 miles N), .14”

Kirkman (1 mile SE), .13”

Marne, .30”*

Massena, .15”

New Market (4.7 miles N), .18”

Oakland, .20”*

Pacific Junction (3.1 miles N), .21”

Red Oak, .15”*

Shenandoah, .10”*

Stanton, .04”*

Treynor,. 41”*

Thurman, (7.1 miles S/SE), .24”

Wiota, .46”*

Today: Cloudy, w/a 50% chance of showers & possible late day thunderstorms. A high near 59. Winds  North @ 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers & thunderstorms this evening. Gradually becoming mostly clear. Low around 38.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 64. The Low was 41. We received .07″ rain at KJAN over the 24-hour period ending today at 7-a.m.. Last year on May 2nd, the High in Atlantic was 62 and the Low was 37. The Record High was 91 in 1968. The Record Low was 17 in 1908. Sunrise: 6:15; Sunset: 8:18.

(Radio Iowa) – April had plenty of showers at times, but state climatologist Justin Glisan says overall precipitation for the month was near normal. “We’re coming in about three-point-four (3.4) inches of precipitation, and that’s about three-tenths of an inch below average. So, near normal across much of the state, drier conditions eastern, and then across portions of southern Iowa,” Glisan says. Residents of portions of northern Iowa will tell you the April showers were anything but normal.

“From north central into northeastern Iowa, stations up that way were anywhere from two to four inches above average. Some stations around Cedar Rapids and Waterloo had a month’s worth of precipitation within a seven-day period towards the end of the month,” he says.” Glisan says those areas were balanced out in the statewide average by the drier areas. Glisan says April was just a little warmer than normal when statewide readings are calculated.

(Map from the Department of Ag Climatological Bureau.)

“About a degree above average for the statewide average temperature. Now you look where we had more rainfall, more cloud cover, that northeastern corner, they were near average. And then slightly warmer conditions across southern Iowa, and that meshes well with drier conditions, more sunshine,”Glisan says.

Glisan says we had two big storm events in April, including one with a lot of hail, but there were no serious issues with either storm.

(Atlantic, Iowa) –  April Weather data for Atlantic (Compiled here at KJAN – the official National Weather Service reporting site), shows we were slightly warmer in both the average High and Low for the month. Typically, April in Atlantic would have an average High of 62. Last month, the average High temperature was 64 degrees.

The average low is normally around 50. Last month, the average Low was 37. And, while rainfall during the month of April in Atlantic is typically around 3.43-inches, we did better than that last month, when we received 3.70” of rain.

The warmest day last month was 83 on April 29^th. The coldest temperature was 18 degrees, set on the 7^th & 8^th of April.

Looking ahead to the month of May we find the High temperature is 73 degrees, while the average Low is 49. Precipitation typically amounts to 4.32-inches.

Check back with us during the first week of June 2025, to see how our actual weather data compared to the historical averages.

(These are 24-hour rainfall reports to the NWS, ending at 7-a.m. today [5/1]).

Atlantic (KJAN), .22″

Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), .27″

Creston (8.3 miles W/NW), .09″

Council Bluffs, .34″

Dunlap, .30″

Earling (2.4 miles SE), .31″

Elk Horn, .18″

Hastings (Mills County), .12″

Massena, .19″

Missouri Valley, .25″

New Market, .02″

Persia, .52″

Sac City, .40″

Schleswig, .13″

Thurman, .16″

Woodbine, .12″

Other (Unofficial rainfall amounts contributed to the media)

Audubon, .15”

Avoca, .40”
Glenwood, .05”
Lenox, .35”

Marne,.30”

Neola, .50”
Oakland, .20”
Shenandoah, .03”

Stanton, .04”

Today: Mostly cloudy & breezy, w/a 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. A high near 66. W/NW winds 10-25 mph this afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. N/NW @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: Partly sunny w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 61. N/NW @ 10-20 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 67. The Low was 47. We received .16″ rain at KJAN as of 6-a.m. Last year on May 1st, the High in Atlantic was 66 and the Low was 45. The Record High was 90 in 1965. The Record Low was 24 in 1909. Sunrise: 6:17; Sunset: 8:17.

Today: Mostly cloudy w/a 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. A high near 61. E/SE winds 10-20 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms. A low around 52.
Tomorrow: A 30% chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 65. NW winds 10-20 mph.
Tom. Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday: Partly sunny w/a 40% chance of showers.  A high near 63.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 68. Our Low this morning was 40. Last year on April 30th, the High in Atlantic was 75 and the Low was 43. The Record High was 92 in 1926. The Record Low was 19 in 1958. Sunrise: 6:19; Sunset: 8:16.

Atlantic (KJAN), .01”
Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), .06”
Creston (8.3 miles W/NW), Trace of rain
Elk Horn, .02”
New Market (4.7 miles N), Trace of rain