Official National Weather Service spotter reports:

KJAN, .40″  (Storm total= 1.75″)

Atlantic, 7.1 miles N/NE, .18″

Creston, .54″

Earling, .11″

Elk Horn, .17″

Massena, .76″

New Market, .68″

Thurman, .64″

Unofficial reports from the public to area media:

Anita-.60

Elliott, .70′ (Storm total, 2.80″)

Stanton-.67

Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 42.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 67. S/SE breeze at 5-10 mph in the morning.
Tom. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: Mostly sunny & breezy, with a high near 76.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 55. The Low this morning was 44. Rainfall at KJAN was .40, for a storm total of 1.75″.   Last year on this date (Oct. 7th), the High in Atlantic was 73 & the Low was 30. The Record High for Oct. 7th in Atlantic, was 88 in 1938. The Record Low was 16 in 1952 & 2012. Sunrise: 7:22; Sunset:6:52.

Official National Weather Service spotter reports:

KJAN, 1.35″

Atlantic, 7.1 miles N/NE, .99″

Earlham, 1.02″

Earling, .37″

Elk Horn, 1.18″

Imogene, 1.80″

Massena, 1.74″

Missouri  Valley, ,32″

Mondamin, .08″

New Market, .96″

Pacific Junction, .81″

Stuart, 1.20″

Thurman, 1.78″

Unofficial reports from the public to area media:

Downtown Atlantic, 1.60″

Audubon, 1.20″

Avoca, 1.13″

SE of Bridgewater, 2.50″

Clarinda, .90″

Elliott, 2.10″

Greenfield, 1.30″

Harlan, .50″

Guthrie Center, 1.57″

Marne, 1.0″

North of Neola, .40″

Red Oak, 1.70″

Shenandoah, 2.37″

Stanton, 1.33″

Strand Lutheran Church (E of Morton Mills), 2.0″

5-miles east of Underwood, 2.60″

Walnut, 1.02″

Today: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 56. North northeast wind 10 to 20 mph.New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Gradual clearing, with a low around 43.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 80. The Low this morning was 52. Rainfall (up until 7-a.m.) was 1.35″. Last year on this date (Oct. 6th), the High in Atlantic was 70 & the Low was 30. The Record High for Oct. 6th in Atlantic, was 91 in 1963 & 1997. The Record Low was 15 in 2012. Sunrise: 7:22; Sunset:6:54.

Today: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Windy, with a south wind 15-35 mph. ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON.
Tonight: An 80%  chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 52. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Cooler. A high near 60. N/NE winds around 10 mph. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night: A chance of showers & thunderstorms. a low around 47.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 5-10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 87. Our Low this morning was 63. Last year on this date (Oct. 5th), the High in Atlantic was 96 & the Low was 41. The Record High for Oct. 5th in Atlantic, was 96 in 2024, & the Record Low was 22 in 2012. Sunrise: 7:20; Sunset:6:55.

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Cass-Adair-Madison-Adams-Union-Taylor-Ringgold Counties….
300 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025

…Elevated Fire Danger Today …

WHAT…Breezy winds from the southwest at 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 30-35 mph, dry cropland, and low relative humidity in the mid to upper 30s will lead to elevated fire danger today.

IMPACTS…Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly, especially in cropland.

PREPAREDNESS AND PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS…Burning is discouraged under these conditions. Also, take care to prevent the start of accidental fires when smoking or operating vehicles around dry crops.

Today: Sunny & windy. A high near 88. Winds S @ 15-35 mph. Elevated Fire Danger due to low humidity & high winds. Avoid open burning and be careful using equipment around crops or dry vegetation, which can quickly catch fire.
Tonight: Mostly clear & windy. Low around 63. S @ 15-30 mph.
Tomorrow: A chance of showers & thunderstorms during the afternoon. High near 83. S/SE winds 20-35 mph.
Tom. Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 52.New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 61. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night: A chance of showers & thunderstorms. A low around 47.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 88. The Low was 56. Last year on this date (Oct. 4th), the High in Atlantic was 82 & the Low was 44. The Record High for Oct. 4th in Atlantic, was 90 in 1938 & 2005, & the Record Low was 20 in 1968. Sunrise: 7:19; Sunset:6:57.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 10-20 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny & windy, with a high near 87. Winds South @ 15-35 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear & breezy, with a low around 63. Winds S @ 15-30 mph.
Sunday: A slight chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms; Mostly sunny & windy, with a high near 83.
Sun. Night: A 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. A low around 53.
Monday: Showers likely & possibly a thunderstorm. A high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night: A 50% chance of showers. A low around 50.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 88. The Low was 55. Last year on this date (Oct. 3rd), the High in Atlantic was 83 & the Low was 44. The Record High for Oct. 3rd was 95 in 1997, & the Record Low was 23 in 2010. Sunrise: 7:18; Sunset: 7:00.

(Radio Iowa) – The calendar says October but Iowa’s forecast says August. The National Weather Service predicts much of the state will see high temperatures in the upper 80s today (Thursday), low 90s likely Friday and Saturday, with cooler weather moving in on Sunday. Highs the next few days may be 20 degrees hotter than average. State climatologist Justin Glisan says the just-ended month of September rounded out much warmer than usual, too. Glisan says, “If you look at the average temperature for all stations in Iowa, it’s 67-degrees, and that’s about three-and-a-half degrees above normal.” Along with the warmer weather, he says Iowa ended the month short on rainfall.

“The driest conditions were found in eastern Iowa and in pockets of northwestern Iowa,” Glisan says. “Overall, the preliminary average total for September was one-point-seven inches, and that’s almost one-and-three-quarter inches below average.” The month ends as the 25th warmest and driest September in Iowa history, based on 153 years of record keeping. As for the month ahead, Glisan predicts more of the same, at least for several days. “If you look at the short term outlooks through the middle of October, we’re seeing an elevated warm signal for much of the United States,” Glisan says, “but the warmest signal is centered across the central part of the United States, including much of Iowa.”

The forecast models also show the chances of rain picking up during the second week of October.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph this morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 10- 20 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Windy.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear & breezy, with a low around 64.
Sunday: Mostly sunny & windy, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night: A 30% chance of showers after midnight. A low around 52.
Monday: A 30% chance of showers before 1pm; Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 86. The Low was 55. Last year on this date (Oct. 2nd), the High in Atlantic was 78 & the Low was 45. The Record High for Oct. 2nd was 93 in 1892, & the Record Low was 18 in 1974. Sunrise: 7:17; Sunset: 7:02.