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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Tue., Sept. 12, 2023

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September 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.

State climatologist says much more rain needed to bust the drought

Ag/Outdoor, News, Weather

September 11th, 2023 by Jim Field

Parts of Iowa got rain Sunday evening into today (Monday), but the state climatologist says the rain won’t put much of a dent in Iowa’s longstanding drought.  Justin Glisan says rainfall amounts ranged from on quarter to half an inch in the northern parts of the state, to an inch or more farther south.

Glisan says northeast Iowa just had its tenth-driest summer, and would need six-to-eight inches of rain above the average to make up for this year’s rainfall deficits.

Glisan says the current drought hasn’t been quite as bad as droughts in 2012 or 1988, because temperatures this summer was cooler overall than those two years.  Glisan made his comments on the Iowa Public Radio Program “River to River.”

Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals at 7:00 am on Monday, September 11, 2023

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

September 11th, 2023 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .67″
  • Atlantic Airport  .54″
  • 7 miles NNE of Atlantic  .5″
  • Massena  1.69″
  • Exira  .6″
  • Elk Horn  .47″
  • Anita  .6″
  • Audubon  .32″
  • Oakland  .42″
  • Corning  .9″
  • Manning  .34″
  • Guthrie Center  .21″
  • Underwood  .53″
  • Red Oak  1.25″
  • Bedford  1.34″

Skyscan Forecast for Monday, September 11, 2023

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

September 11th, 2023 by Jim Field

Monday:  A chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny with a high near 71. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night:  Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind at 5 mph.

Tuesday:  Sunny with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday:  Sunny with a high near 75.

Thursday:  Sunny with a high near 76.

Friday:  Mostly sunny with a high near 75.

Skyscan Forecast for Sunday, September 10, 2023

Weather

September 10th, 2023 by Jim Field

Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy with a high near 76. Northeast wind at 5 mph.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 56. North northeast wind to mph.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy then gradually becoming mostly sunny with a high near 72. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny with a high near 73. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny with a high near 73.

Skyscan Forecast for Saturday, September 9, 2023

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

September 9th, 2023 by Jim Field

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 84. South wind at 5 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Skyscan Forecast for Friday, September 8, 2023

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

September 8th, 2023 by Jim Field

Friday:  Isolated showers before 8:00 am.  Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82.  East northeast wind at 5 mph.
Friday Night:  Clear, with a low around 55.  East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday:  Sunny, with a high near 83.  South wind at 5 mph.
Sunday:  A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday:  A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.

Skyscan Forecast for Thursday, September 7, 2023

Weather

September 7th, 2023 by Jim Field

Today: Widespread haze before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3:00 am and 4:00 am, then a slight chance of showers. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Skyscan Forecast for Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

September 6th, 2023 by Jim Field

Today:  Widespread haze after 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight:  Widespread haze. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday:  Sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday:  Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday:  Sunny, with a high near 85.
Sunday:  A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic the Nishna Valley: Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023

Weather

September 5th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 95, and the low was 56. This day last year the high was 83 and the low 56. The record high for Sept. 5th in Atlantic was 104 set in 1913 and the record low was 34 degrees set in 1962. Sunrise is at 6:50 am and sunset is at 7:47 pm.