EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE NOON. A CHANCE OF  THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

INDEPENDENCE DAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 60S.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

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(Information compiled at KJAN – the official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic)…Rainfall for the month of June = 7.83″ (which is 2.85″ above the normal of 4.98″);  The Average High was 81 (normal is 83). The Average Low was 59 (normal is 59).

The warmest day of the month was 95 degrees on June 9th. The coolest morning was on June 1st at 49 degrees.

352 AM CDT WED JUL 1 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE NOON. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. EAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S.

INDEPENDENCE DAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 80.

SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 60S.

Iowans may’ve noticed the sun was a strange color this (Tuesday) morning — and  Monday evening. That’s because of fires taking place in Canada. The afternoon sun, Monday, had a sort of golden-yellow hue and the sunset was spectacular. National Weather Service meteorologist Craig Cogil says it’s due to smoke from at least 40 wildfires in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, fires sparked by lightning.

“We’re seeing Canadian wildfires producing quite a bit of smoke and that smoke is moving southeast into the Midwestern part of the United States and causing some obscuration of the sun during the afternoon and evening hours,” Cogil says, “and also the moon during the overnight was a dusky orange.” Cogil says Iowans will likely see the sun through the smoky filter for a bit longer.

“It does look like we may continue to see this smoke down across us during the day today as we see the upper flow continue from the northwest out of Canada,” he says. If you have asthma or other breathing issues, the smoke shouldn’t bring you any trouble. “Most of the smoke is in the upper levels of the atmosphere, not really down near the surface, so it doesn’t appear so at this time,” he says.

(Radio Iowa)

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Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between midnight and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind 7 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

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352 AM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 60S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S.

(Updated 5:22 AM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015/NWS Des Moines)

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF  THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 60S.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.