HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP BY MID TO LATE MORNING.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS…DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS.

Wind Advisory for counties in brown

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

Early this morning: Mostly cloudy. Low in the mid 30s. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Today: Mostly sunny. Very windy. High in the mid 50s. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph with gusts to around 45 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Breezy. Low in the lower 30s. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight.
Friday: Sunny…breezy. High in the upper 40s. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. High in the upper 40s.
Sunday: Partly sunny with a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Breezy. Much warmer. High around 70. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

337 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL and WESTERN IOWA.

THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY: STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT SHOWERS. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS AND 20S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE STATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME THE SEVERE POTENTIAL IS LOW.

Today: Partly Cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers & isolated thunderstorms. High near 54. NW @ 20-35 w/gusts to near 40. (Wind Advisory for some counties)

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low around 34. W/NW @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy & windy. High 56. NW @ 15-30 w/gusts to near 45.

Friday: P/Cldy & windy. High near 54. NW @ 10-20 w/gusts to around 30.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High near 52.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 63. We received .03” precipitation over the past 24-hours. The Low thru 7-a.m. today was 37. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 55 and the low was 49. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 89 in 1972. The Record Low was 6 in 1982.

330 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016

WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30-TO 50 MPH ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN IOWA TODAY, INCLUDING: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES, WHERE THE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 9 AM TO 6-PM, AND SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS COUNTIES, WHERE THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM.

EARLY THIS MORNING: MOSTLY CLOUDY. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TODAY: PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE LATE  MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.

TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. WINDY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY: SUNNY & BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

SATURDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES: WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS COUNTIES: WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE BY MID MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND
SPEEDS IS EXPECTED BY LATE IN THE DAY.

Wind Advisory Wednesday for counties in brown.

STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE
DANGER. ANY FIRES WHICH START COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. ALSO, DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS, AND TRASH CANS AND OTHER OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS.

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers this morning; Scattered showers & thunderstorms later this afternoon. High 59. SE @ 15-30. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Mo. Cldy w/showers & thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Low 42. Winds becoming NW after midnight @ 10-20.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy & windy. Light rain possible early. High near 52. NW @ 15-30 w/gusts to near 45.
Wed. Night: Mostly cloudy & breezy. Low around 36. W @ 15-30.
Thursday: Cldy to P/Cldy & windy. High 56.
Friday: P/Cldy & windy. High near 54.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 57. The Low thru 7-a.m. today was 31. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 69 and the low was 41. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 88 in 2000. The Record Low was 14 in 1920.

346 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

THURSDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. WINDY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

FRIDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.

The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) says the Fire Danger rating in the County will remain MODERATE this week, but Operations Officer Jason Wickizer says you should keep in mind “This time of year we can go from Moderate to Extreme in less than 24 hours.  Sunday was an excellent example where we had Moderate conditions that due to wind, temperature, and humidity changed rapidly to a Red Flag or Extreme condition.”

Continue to notify the EMA if you have any planned large burns, and conduct burns during the early morning or late evening hours when possible.

Today: Partly Cloudy. High 58. N @ 10-15.

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy. Low 39.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 60. SE @ 15-25.

Wednesday: Mo. Cldy with light rain. High 50.

Thursday: Mo. Cldy. High 58.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 81. The Low thru 7-a.m. today was 32. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 65 and the low was 33. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 91 in 1929. The Record Low was 4 in 1899.