Up until today (Wednesday), at least, Iowa farmers were putting in some long hours, taking advantage of good weather while they can, to get all their crops planted. Robert Lynch, who farms north of Fort Dodge, says he worked nearly around the clock on Sunday and finished planting one of his corn fields early Monday morning.
The USDA’s weekly crop update shows 52-percent of the state’s corn acreage was planted as of Sunday. That’s about a week behind last year’s pace, but just a little later than average. “The corn is probably right on line. If we try to get in by the sixth to eighth of May to get our corn finished up, and turn right around and do the beans, it’s probably right on line,” Lynch said. “The beans will be good to get in this early too.”
Statewide, nine-percent of the soybean acreage is planted. That’s about two days behind average.
(Radio Iowa, w/thanks to Dean Borg, Iowa Public Radio)
Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High near 70. E/NE @ 10-15.
Tonight: Scattered showers & tstrms. Low 55. E/NE @ 10.
Tomorrow: Cloudy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms in the morning; High 66. N @ 5-10.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High 70.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 77.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 82. Our Low this morning was 56. 24-hours rainfall up until 7-am today was .1″. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 77 and the low was 55. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 97 in 2011. The Record Low was 26 in 1966.
Today: Clear to Partly Cloudy. High 78. NW @ 10-15.
Tonight: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/showers & thunderstorms likely after midnight. Low 58. E/NE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Cloudy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 68. E/SE @ 5-10.
Tom. Night: Scattered shwrs & tstrms. Low 52.
Thursday: Cldy w/scatt shwrs & tstrms in the morning. High 67.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High 73.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. High 76.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 89. Our 24 this morning (as of 5:25-a.m) was 60. We received .02” of rain after 7-a.m. Monday (storm total .33”). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 70 and the low was 52. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 96 in 1895. The Record Low was 24 in 1980.
A report from the U-S Army Corps of Engineers finds runoff into the Missouri River reservoir system is increasing, but it’s still well within the flood capacity. Nicole Shorney, a hydraulic engineer with the Corps’ Omaha office, says parts of the region are seeing some flooding, but nothing too severe.
“The 2017 calendar year runoff forecast is 29.7-million acre feet or 117% of average,” Shorney says. “Based on this runoff forecast, the May 1 system storage, the tributary project storage and Plate 6/1 in the Master Manual, the service level adjustment of 5,000 CFS that was made in April will continue through May.”
Corps engineer Joel Knofczynski says they have adequate space for all the predicted runoff. Knofczynski says releases from Gavins Point Dam are being adjusted due to downstream flooding. “Gavins Point releases averaged 28,500 cubic feet per second in April,” Knofczynski says. “In early May, releases were reduced to 21,000 CFS for several days to lessen downstream flooding. As downstream flows recede, releases will be increased to about 34,000 CFS by around mid-May.”
The Corps’ monthly report shows mountain snowpack runoff into the basin is now peaking.
(Radio Iowa)
Today: Cloudy to P/Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 85. S @ 10-20.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 62. W/SW @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 78. NW @ 10-15.
Wednesday: Cldy w/scatt shwrs & tstrms. High near 70.
Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/morning showers. High 67.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High 71.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 81. Our 24-hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. will be 43. At 5-a.m. it was 64 degrees). We received showers and thunderstorms this morning that also brought pea to nickel size hail. Rainfall as of 5-a.m. had amounted to .3”
Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 70 and the low was 55. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 95 in 1895. The Record Low was 25 in 1980.
Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Cass-Adair-Adams-Union-
Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur Counties…248 AM CDT Mon May 8 2017
Thunderstorms with Heavy Rain and Small Hail over western Iowa Early this Morning.
A band of showers and thunderstorms extended from Denison through Atlantic to near Corning early this morning and were moving only slowly eastward. Some of these storms were producing up to dime sized hail and locally heavy rains, up to an inch in one hour. These storms may produce low visibilities and ponding water on
roads as they drift toward Carroll and Audubon through 400 am. Motorists are urged to be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions in rain over short distances.
At 242am…KJAN Radio reported peak to half inch hail covering the ground in Atlantic.
Heavy rain and pea-to-nickel size hail was observed in Atlantic this morning. The heaviest activity fell between 2:30 and 2:45-a.m., and covered the concrete for a time before melting. We’ll have a rainfall report for you later this morning (By around 5-a.m.)
Ric Hanson/KJAN News
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. S/SE wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts to 20.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a chance of showers before sunrise. Low around 58. S/SE @ 5-10mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: P/Sunny w/a slight chance of showers through mid-day. High near 85. S/SW @ 10-25mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 60. S-SW winds becoming W @ 5-10.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers after midnight. Low 56. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Mo. Cldy w/a 40% chance of showers. High near 69.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 79. Our Low this morning, 40.
Skyscan Forecast Saturday, May 6, 2017 Richard Garuckas
Today: Mostly sunny. High 71. NNE @ 5-10.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 45. SE @ 5-10.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High 69. SSE @ 10-15
Sunday Night: Mainly clear with a few passing clouds. Low 54.
Monday: Clear to partly cloudy. High 75.
Tuesday: Mix of sun and clouds. Warmer. High 80.
Wednesday: Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cooler. High 68.
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