Today: Area of fog this morning; Mostly Sunny. High 59. S @ 10.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 38. S @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy.  High 68. S @ 10-15.

Saturday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered afternoon showers. High 75.

Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/isolated morning showers. High 70.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 54. We received .06” of an inch of rain. Our 24-hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 28.  Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 75 and the low was 37. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 88 in 1975. The Record Low was 15 in 1907.

Early This Morning: Clear…colder. Widespread frost. Light wind.

Today: Sunny. Widespread frost through mid morning. High in the upper 50s. South wind near 10 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Low in the lower 40s. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Warmer. High in the upper 60s. South wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Low around 60. South wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Saturday: Cloudy. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning…then a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. High in the lower 70s. South wind around 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

Sunday: Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. High in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

349 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2016

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING (10-am for the far west/southwest counties, 9-a.m for the remainder of the KJAN listening area).

* TEMPERATURE…26 TO 32. A FEW URBAN AREAS MAY REMAIN ABOVE 32. HOWEVER FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA.

* IMPACTS…IN ADDITION TO THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES…WIDESPREAD FROST WILL OCCUR. SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL NOT SURVIVE IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WILL END THE GROWING SEASON FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered showers. High 52. NW @ 15-30.
Tonight: Clear w/widespread frost. Low 26. (Freeze Warning overnight).

Tomorrow: Mo. Sunny. High 60. S @ 5-10.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 68. S @ 5-10.
Saturday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered showers. High 72.

 Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 77. Our 24-hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 46.  Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 72 and the low was 36. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 90 in 1899. The Record Low was 17 in 1908.

FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES EXPANDED A FREEZE
WARNING FOR THE KJAN LISTENING AREA. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES, AND FROM 1-AM UNTIL 10-AM THURSDAY FOR MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE COUNTIES.

* TEMPERATURE…26 TO 32.

Freeze Warning for Counties in purple, Frost Advisory for those in light blue.

A FEW URBAN AREAS INCLUDING THE DES MOINES METRO MAY REMAIN ABOVE 32 HOWEVER FROST WILL OCCUR.

* IMPACTS…IN ADDITION TO THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WIDESPREAD
FROST WILL OCCUR. SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL NOT SURVIVE IF LEFT
UNPROTECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE COUNTIES; 334 AM CDT WED OCT 12 2016

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY

Freeze Warning for Counties in purple, Thursday

* TEMPERATURE…WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST IOWA… WHERE TEMPERATURES MAY FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURES MAY FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

* IMPACTS…THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST FREEZE OF AUTUMN IN MANY LOCATIONS…AND WOULD MARK THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON FOR CROPS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION. .

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

• KJAN, Atlantic  .04″
• Red Oak  .09″
• Clarinda  .75″
• Glenwood  .08″
• Missouri Valley  .13″
• Neola  .1″
• Logan  .08″
• Council Bluffs  .39″
• Creston  .39″
• New Market  .42″
• Bedford  .6″
• Shenandoah  .3″

Today: Partly cloudy & mild. High 77. S @ 10-20.
Tonight: Cloudy w/light rain developing late. Low 50. NW @ 10-20.

Tomorrow: Cldy w/shwrs. High 53. NW @ 10-30
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High around 60.

Friday: P/Cldy. High near 70.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 66. We received .04” of an inch of rain yesterday. Our 24-hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 56.  Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 86 and the low was 54. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 93 in 1893. The Record Low was 17 in 1984.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — This year will go down in the Iowa history books as the third wettest among 144 years of records. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources in its monthly Water Summary Update says the statewide average precipitation in Iowa was 45 inches, nearly 10 inches more than normal for the 2016 water year, which is measured from Oct. 1, 2015, through Sept. 30, 2016.

Excessive rain in September over north-central and northeast Iowa resulted in flooding and a record crest on the Shell Rock River and the second highest crest on record on the Cedar River. September rain totals varied from just under an inch at Fairfield to over 17 inches near Nora Springs.

The statewide average for the month was 6.29 inches making it the wettest September since 1986.

The Fire Danger rating in Shelby County has been lowered from “High,” to “Moderate.”  Property owners and/or managers planning a controlled burn of brush or grassland areas are asked to call in and report your burning projects to Shelby County Dispatch at 712-755-2124, and notify your local Fire Chief.

Timing for burns should be morning, or evening hours and extinguished by dark unless authorized by Fire Chief due to possible impacts to roads and health from smoke. Burns must be monitored at all times.