Skyscan Forecast  Saturday, December 8, 2018  Dan Hicks

Today: Areas of fog early then partly cloudy. Variable winds @ 5-10. High 29.

Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Light and variable winds. Low 12.

Sunday: Fog early then partly cloudy. W @ 10. High 33.

Monday: Partly cloudy. High 35.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 40.

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(Radio Iowa) — The soggy weather in recent months frustrated many farmers who were delayed in harvesting crops, but Iowa’s wettest fall since 1941 has pulled the entire state out of drought conditions for the first time since May of last year. Tim Hall, coordinator of hydrology resources for the Iowa DNR, says the key to becoming drought-free was southeast Iowa getting plenty of precipitation. “And (that area) has gotten a lot of precipitation over a long period of time, which is really what it takes to get us out of a sustained drought like we’ve been in,” Hall explained.

The final remnants of drought in Iowa were erased in November. “In addition to the drought designation being removed, all of our shallow aquifers across the state appear to be in really good shape going into the winter,” Hall said. “That means we should have adequate groundwater supplies going into the spring months and we’re very encouraged by that because it’s been some time since we’ve felt comfortable with that.”

Iowa’s rainfall total for September, October, and November was about six inches above normal.

Today: Partly cloudy. High around 26. W @ 10.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High around 30. W @ 10.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High 33.

Monday: P/Cldy. High 36.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 27. Our Low this morning 10. Last year on this date our High was 26 and the Low was 11. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 64 in 1894. The Record Low was -15 in 2005.

Today: Mostly cloudy this morning w/scattered flurries; Partly cloudy this afternoon. High 24. NW @ 15-25 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Winds light and variable.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. W @ 10. Wind chill values as low as -5.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High near 30.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High near 34.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 32. Our Low this morning 19. Last year on this date our High was 41 and the Low was 11. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 69 in 1939. The Record Low was -12 in 2005.

Today: Areas of fog possible this morning; Partly-to-Mostly Sunny skies. High 35. W @ 10-15.

Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/flurries. Low 18. N @ 10.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cloudy w/flurries. High 22. N @ 15-25.

Friday: Mo. Sunny. High 23.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High around 30.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 26. Our Low this morning 20. We received a dusting of snow yesterday. Last year on this date our High was 39 and the Low was 23. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 66 in 2001. The Record Low was -14 in 2005.

(Radio Iowa/KJAN) — The dry fall weather farmers were looking for finally came in November — much later than they’d hoped. State Climatologist Justin Glisan tracked the numbers for November.  “Our statewide precipitation averaged around one-point-six-two inches — which is about four-point-three inches below normal,” Glisan says. “We typically see about two inches of precipitation during November.”

In Atlantic, precipitation for the month (including rain and melted snow), amounted to 1.28 inches, which was 57-hundredths (or nearly six-tenths) of an inch below average. We received a total of Seven-tenths (.7”) an inch of snow in November.

The below-normal November came on the heels of the seventh wettest October on record that was about two-inches above normal for precipitation — and the third wettest September — which saw statewide average rainfall about four-and-a-half inches above normal.  Glisan says a late winter storm on the 25th and 26th of November boosted the total a little. “And that brought heavy snowfall, blizzard conditions. We had wind gusts up to 45 miles-an-hour. Osceola reported the month’s highest snowfall total, almost a foot of snow,” according to Glisan.

Statewide, it was the coolest November since 2014 with the temperature six degrees below normal. In Atlantic, the Average High last month was 40.1 degrees, and the Average Low was 19.9. That’s 6.2 degrees cooler than the norm for the High, and 6.6 degrees colder than normal.

With Christmas now about three weeks away Glisan says it has an early indication of the day will be white or not. “What we’re seeing right now in the outlooks is above average temperatures for Christmas — and then below average chances for precipitation. So, as of right now it looks like a white Christmas might not occur,” Glisan says.

Today: Partly-to-Mostly cloudy w/a few flurries. High 28. W @ 10-15.

Tonight: Decreasing cloudiness. Low 14. W @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 35. W @ 10-15.

Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/flurries. High 27.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 28.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 28. Our Low this morning 23. We receivd a Trace of snow yesterday and early this morning. Last year on this date our High was 65 and the Low was 22. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 66 in 1995. The Record Low was -8 in 1905.

The month of November, in Atlantic, was much colder and more dry than normal. Data compiled at the KJAN studios (the official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic), show the Average High last month was 40.1 degrees, and the Average Low was 19.9. That’s 6.2 degrees cooler than the norm for the High, and 6.6 degrees colder than normal. Precipitation for the month (including rain and melted snow), amounted to 1.28 inches, which was 57-hundredths (or nearly six-tenths) of an inch below average. We received a total of Seven-tenths (.7”) an inch of snow in November.

In December, the Average High is 32.9 degrees, while the Average Low is 14.4. Precipitation during the month, typically amounts to 1.11 inches. Check back in January to see how we measured-up against the norms.

Today: Mostly cloudy w/a few flurries. High 28. NW @ 15-25.

Tonight: Partly cloudy w/diminishing winds. Low 12.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, High 28. W/NW @ 10.

Wednesday: P/Cldy. High 35.

Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/flurries. High 28.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 33. Our Low this morning 26. We received .2 inches of new yesterday into early this morning, which when melted, amounted to .02”inches liquid precipitation. Last year on this date our High was 64 and the Low was 23. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 64 in 2017. The Record Low was -13 in 1919.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Snow continues to fall across much of Nebraska and western Iowa. The National Weather Service says several more inches of snow are expected to fall Sunday on parts of the two states. By the time the storm is finished Monday morning, 5-to-8 inches of snow total are expected in parts of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

Roughly 5 inches of snow had fallen in the Omaha area by Sunday morning. Across the river, 7 inches of snow was reported in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In north-central Nebraska, as much as 14 inches of snow was reported in Cherry County.