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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area – Friday, April 13th 2018

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April 13th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly-to-Mostly cloudy w/showers & thunderstorms, mainly this afternoon and this evening. High 70. SE @ 15-30.
Tonight: Cloudy w/showers & thunderstorms. Low 43. E @ 15-25.
Tomorrow: Cldy w/rain becoming mixed w/wet snow. High around 43 early, w/temps falling into the 30’s. E/NE @ 15-30.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy w/light snow ending in the morning. High around 38.
Monday: P/Cldy. High around 52.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 70. Our Low was 40. Last year on this date our High was 79 and the Low was 48. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 88 in 2006. The Record Low was 11, in 1950.

Skyscan weather forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, 4/12/18

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April 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy. High 68. N winds becoming easterly at 5-10mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/showers possible late. Low 35. SE @ 10-20.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a chance of showers & isolated thunderstorms. High 70. S/SE  @ 15-25.

Saturday: Cloudy & windy w/a chance of rain. High 45.

Sunday: A chance of morning flurries. Becoming P/Cldy. High 43.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 71. Our Low this morning was 36. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 68 and the Low was 45. The All-time record High was 86 in 1916, and the record Low was 13 in 1957.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area, 4/11/18

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April 11th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy & windy. High 70. SW @ 15-25mph.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 43. Winds becoming N @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 68. E @ 5-10.

Friday: P/Cldy to Cloudy w/a chance of showers. High 70.

Saturday: Cldy & windy w/a chance of rain. High 43.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 61. Our Low was 21. Last year on this date our High was 64 and the Low was 30. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 91 in 1996. The Record Low was 18, in 1956 & 2004.

Skyscan Forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 4/10/18

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April 10th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Area of fog possible this morning; Mo. Sunny. High 54. SW @ 10-15.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 38. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 70. SW @ 15-25.

Thursday: P/Cldy. High 68.

Friday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/showers. High near 70.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 36. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.), was 26. We received just a trace of drizzle and snow flurries Monday. Last year on this date our High was 59 and the Low was 29. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 94 in 1930. The Record Low was 17, in 1989.

Rollercoaster weather week ahead, snow, warmth, snow again next weekend

News, Weather

April 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

It may be a rollercoaster week ahead where Iowans use both the heaters and air conditioners in their homes and cars. Meteorologist Kurt Kotenberg, at the National Weather Service office in metro Des Moines, says flurries were still flying this (Monday) morning after Sunday’s snowstorm that dropped between six and eight inches of snow in northern Iowa. “We even had a report from Clear Lake, just south of Mason City, that came in with nine inches of snowfall,” Kotenberg says. “It’s pretty widespread, six to seven to eight inches up in our north, all the way from Estherville to just north of the Waterloo area.”

While we’re 20 days into spring, it hasn’t felt like it in Iowa, with multiple snowfalls and temperatures some 30-degrees below normal. Kotenberg says spring-like weather will be arriving very soon, but it likely won’t last long. “We’re going to go from six to seven to eight inches of snowfall in northern Iowa on Sunday to 70s possible by Wednesday, 70s looking even more likely by Thursday and Friday,” Kotenberg says. “I wouldn’t be surprised if even 80s start creeping up in northern Missouri here.”

While many Iowans will welcome the warmth, the forecast calls for it to be gone by Saturday. “We’re dropping back down into the 30s and 40s and we cannot rule out another bit of snowfall for next weekend, especially for northern Iowa,” Kotenberg says. “There’s a lot of time between now and then, but we’re definitely going to be on a rollercoaster this week, in terms of weather.”

Thunderstorms and severe weather are possible on Friday, he says, as the arriving cold front collides with the warm air.

(Radio Iowa)

Skyscan Weather forecast for Atlantic, 4/9/18

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April 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy w/areas of fog, light freezing drizzle or flurries this morning. High 50. N @ 10-15.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 25.

Tomorrow: Area of fog in the morning; P/Cldy. High 54. SW @ 10-15.

Wednesday: P/Cldy & windy. High around 70.

Thursday: P/Cldy. High 68.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 34. We received .1″ of snow pellets yesterday, and as of 5-a.m. today, a total of .05″ precipitation (including melted ice/pellets). Our low this morning was 31.  Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 81 and the Low 42. The All-time record High for Atlantic on April 9th was 85, in 1977, and the Record Low was 14, in 2016.

Skyscan Weather Forecast for Atlantic & the area, 4/8/18

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April 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Snow likely before 2pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow. High near 37. S/SE wind 15-30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a chance of rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. S/SE wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight & gusting as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. North wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph, becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny & breezy, with a high near 67.

We broke an 82-year old record Low temperature here in Atlantic, Saturday. The old record for April 7th was 15 degrees in 1936. We dropped to 10 degrees yesterday. It doesn’t look like we’ll break any records like that today, fortunately. Saturday’s High was 44. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 76 and the Low was 53. The All-time record High for April 8th in Atlantic was 89 in 1931. The record Low was 14 in 2016.

Skyscan Forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 4/07/18

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April 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. SE winds 5-10.
Sunday: An 80% chance of snow becoming mixed with & changing to rain. High near 36.S/SE @ 15-30. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night:Rain-snow mix w/a chance of freezing rain late. Low around 28. S winds @ 5-15mph w/gusts to 25, becoming west southwest after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. North northwest wind 10 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 30. Our Low this morning, 12. We received .2″ of snow yesterday, which amounted to just a Trace of precipitation. Last year on this date our High was 62 and the Low was 25. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 83 in 1931. The Record Low was 15, in 1936.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area, 4/6/18

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April 6th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Cloudy with light snow or flurries (less than 1/2″ is expected in the Atlantic area). High 33. N @ 15-30mph.

Tonight: Becoming mostly clear with diminishing winds. Low 10.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High near 40. N @ 10.

Sunday: Cloudy w/a chance of snow or rain. High 36.

Monday: P/Cldy. High 42.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 56. Our Low this morning 27. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 59 and the Low was 25. The All-time record High in Atlantic on this date was 89 in 1972, while the Low was 6 in 1982.

Skyscan Forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 4/05/18

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April 5th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: P/Cldy to Cldy. High near 50. SE winds @ 10-15mph becoming NW this afternoon.
Tonight: Cldy w/light snow developing late. Low 29. NW @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: Cldy & windy, w/light snow ending in the morning. High 32. NW @ 15-30.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 40.

Sunday: Mo. Cldy w/light snow. High 36.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 41. Our Low was 12 (at 5-a.m. today, it was 27 degrees). Last year on this date our High was 57 and the Low was 34. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 88 in 2000. The Record Low was 14, in 1920.