A state report concludes Iowa is heading into the winter months with a “predominantly good” level of moisture in reserve — at the groundwater level. In addition, river and stream flows at the surface are “above normal.”
“Most of the state is in really good shape,” according to Tim Hall, a hydrologist who works for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “We’ve been doing these water summary updates snapshots here for more than four years now, just kind of tracking the conditions across the state,” Hall says. “Going into what is typically the stretch of the four driest months of the year, it’s still kind of wet across the northern half of the state from the rains that we received in August and September.”
But Hall says rainfall has been “pretty variable” and there’s a section of south central Iowa that is “stubbornly dry.” He says “We’ve been watching that little part of the state since the early part of the summer. They just have not had the consistent rainfall that the rest of the state has had, but they’re still not rated as any kind of drought situation, but ‘abnormally dry.'”
According to Hall’s report, October was the first month since June for below normal rainfall. There were no “widespread excessive rain events” during October either, giving north central and northeast Iowa a chance to dry out a bit after massive rain in September.
A link to the full report can be found here: http://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/Water Summary Update/20161103wsu.pdf?ver=2016-11-04-091819-780
(Radio Iowa)
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 13 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 8 to 11 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind 6 to 8 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 7 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Skyscan Forecast Saturday, November 5, 2016 Richard Garuckas
Today: Mix of sun and clouds. SSW @ 5-10. High 72.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. S @ 5. Low 43.
Sunday: Mix of sun and clouds. Slightly cooler. SSE @ 5-10, increasing to 10-15. High 68.
Sunday Night: Increasing clouds. Slight chance of showers. Low 41.
Monday: Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers. High 63.
Tuesday: Mix of sun and clouds. Cooler. High 59.
Wednesday: Mix of sun and clouds. High 56.
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Today: Areas of fog this morning; Mo. Sunny. High 74. W @ 5-10.
Tonight: Fair to Partly cloudy. Low 40.
Tomorrow: Areas of morning fog; P/Sunny. High 76. S @ 10-15.
Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 72.
Monday: Cldy w/a chance of light rain. High around 68.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 75. Our Low this morning was 36. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 68 and the low was 57. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 75 in 1909 and 1978. The Record Low was -1 in 1991.
EARLY THIS MORNING…CLEAR. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
TODAY…SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S.
Today: Areas of fog this morning; P/Cldy. High 65. N @ 10.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 38.
Tomorrow: Areas of morning fog; P/Cldy. High 73. W @ 10.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 73.
Sunday: P/Cldy w/isolated showers possible. High around 71.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 67. We received a Trace of precipitation mid-morning, Wednesday.Our 24-hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 37. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 69 and the low was 51. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 77 in 2008. The Record Low was 6 in 1966.
Early This Morning: Clear…colder. North wind near 10 mph.
Today: Sunny. High in the upper 60s. Northwest wind near 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low in the mid 40s. West wind near 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight.
Friday: Sunny. High in the upper 60s. Southwest wind near 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. Low in the mid 40s. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny. High in the upper 60s. Southwest wind near 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 40s.
Sunday: Partly sunny. High in the mid 60s.
Today: Cloudy w/showers ending this morning; A slight chance of showers & thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening. High 62. NE @ 10-15.
Tonight: P/Cloudy. Low 40. NE @ 5.
Tomorrow: Areas of morning fog; P/Cldy. High 65. W @ 5-10.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 73.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High around 73.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 76. We received a.55”rain overnight into early this morning (24-hour total ending at 7-a.m.). Our 24-hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 44. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 77 and the low was 45. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 77 in 1965 & 2015. The Record Low was 5 in 1966.
Early This Morning: Cloudy with scattered light showers and isolated thunderstorms. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Today: Mostly cloudy. Scattered light showers and isolated thunderstorms through mid morning, then isolated thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. High in the mid 60s. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy through midnight then clearing. Colder. Low in the lower 40s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny. High in the upper 60s. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny. High in the upper 60s. Southwest wind near 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. High in the upper 60s.
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