Today: Cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers. High 50. NE @ 15-25.
Tonight: A 40% chance of rain developing late, before changing to snow. Low around 32. N/NE @ 5-10 mph.
Tuesday: Mo. Cldy w/snow shwrs in the morning; rain in the afternoon. High 41. N @ 5-10.
Tue. Night: Cloudy. Low 27.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Thursday: Mo. Cldy. High 56,

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 41. Our Low this morning was 34. Last year on this date our High was 76 and the Low was 41. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 79 in 1976. The Record Low was -14, in 1923.

Harry Hillaker, Iowa’s state climatologist for the past three decades, is stepping down this week. “March 22 will be my last day in the office and basically it’s been, gosh, almost 37 years I’ve been working in this office,” Hillaker said. The state climatologist monitors weather activity to compile monthly and annual reports about precipitation totals, shifts in temperatures, and other climate-related data. Iowa’s only other state climatologist, Paul Waite, hired Hillaker. “He hired me to do a little, three-month long research grant,” Hillaker said. “It’s almost 37 years later and I’m still here. That research grant led to one thing and then another, and then another, and I’ve been here all that time.”

Harry Hillaker

Waite was Iowa’s state climatologist from 1976 to 1988, when Hillaker took the job. Hillaker plans to do some traveling, but will keep Iowa as his home in retirement. He’s looking forward to digging deeper into the state’s historical weather data. “There is still a lot of work to be done with that,” Hillaker said. “There’s a lot of stuff I’d like to do that I never had time to do with the regular job, so I’m hoping to do some of that with retirement.”  The state climatologist’s office is part of the Iowa Department of Agriculture.

(Radio Iowa)

Today: Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 47. Wind becoming east southeast around 5-10 mph thise afternoon.
Tonight: Cloudy w/a 30% chance of rain, mainly between midnight and 4am. Low around 34. E/NE wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Mo. Cldy w/a 10% chance of rain before 7am. High near 51. NE wind 10-20mph.
Monday Night: A 30% chance of rain and snow late changing to snow early Tue. Morning. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Low around 32. N/NE @ 5-10.
Tuesday: A 50% chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain/ before switching to all rain during theafter noon. New snow of less than ½” is possible. High near 42. NE winds @ 5-10ortheast north northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 37. Our Low this morning was 33. Last year on this date our High was 61 and the Low was 28. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 81 in 2012. The Record Low was -1, in 1893.

Skyscan Forecast   Saturday, March 17, 2018   Richard Garuckas

Today: Mostly cloudy. High 41. N @ 5-10.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low 27. N @ 5-10.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 51. SE @ 5-10.

Sunday Night: Cloudy. Chance of showers developing late. Low 36.

Monday: Slight chance of showers in the morning. Mostly cloudy. High 47.

Tuesday: Cloudy. Scattered rain and snow showers. High 40.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High 50.

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For: Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Adair and Madison Counties…

…Elevated Icing Possible Today…

A band of precipitation is moving through the area through the early afternoon. Temperatures have fallen at or below freezing under this precipitation and has led to some icing on cars and other elevated surfaces. Road temperatures have remained at or above freezing and so far no icing on roadways has been reported. However, local icing on roadways and walkways is possible, especially in areas that are typically shaded during the daytime and where subsoil temperatures have not warmed as much as other areas.

Today: Cloudy & windy, w/light rain. High 40. E @ 15-25 w/gusts to 45.

Tonight: Cloudy w/showers early. Low 33. E/NE @ 15-35 diminshing late to 10-15.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/a 30% chance of freezing drizzle in the morning. High 45. N @ 5-10

Sunday: Mostly sunny. High 55.

Monday: Mo. Cldy w/a 30% chance of showers. High 48.

Tuesday: Mo. Cldy w/a chance of rain or snow. High 41.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 59. Our Low this morning was 26. We received a Trace of rain overnight here at the KJAN studios. Last year on this date our High was 64 and the Low was 32. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 84 in 2015. The Record Low was -4, in 1900.

Today: Partly cloudy. High around 54. NE @ 10.

Tonight: Cloudy w/light rain late. Low 34. E @ 10.

Tomorrow: Cldy w/rain. High 42. E/SE @ 15-25.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy w/light snow early. High 42.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High near 50.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 66. Our Low this morning was 24. Last year on this date our High was 38 and the Low was 12. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 79 in 2003. The Record Low was 0, in 1948 and 1944.

The National Weather Service has issued a “Red Flag Warning,” for the southwest corner of Iowa. The warning currently affects Fremont and Page Counties, where potentially dangerous fire weather conditions will exist this afternoon. The warning is in effect from 1-p.m. today until 7-p.m.

Gusty southwest winds (at 15-to 25-mph) combined with low relative humidity values and dry fuels, will result in dangerous fire weather conditions across parts of southeastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa this afternoon. As temperatures climb well into the 60s today, humidity levels will drop below 20 percent. These low relative humidity values, along with southwest winds gusting to 25 mph, will make any fires that develop difficult to control.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Skyscan Forecast – Dan Hicks – Wednesday, 3/14/2018

Today: Mostly sunny. High around 60. SW @ 10-20.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 30. N @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 52. SE @ 10.

Friday: Mostly cloudy w/light rain. High 42.

Saturday: Mo. Cldy w/light snow or flurries early. High 42.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 46. Our Low this morning, 16. Last year on this date, the High was 32 and the Low was 11. The Record High for today’s date in Atlantic was 78 in 2012, and the Record Low was -12 in 1975.

Today: Mostly sunny. High 44. N @ 10.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 20.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High near 60. SW @ 10-20.

Thurssday: Mostly cloudy. High 52.

Friday: Mo. Cldy w/light rain. High 44.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 49. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.) was 222. Last year on this date our High was 25 and the Low was 11. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 79 in 2012. The Record Low was -11, in 1948 and 1975.