NWS forecast for Atlantic & the area: 4/26/20
April 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson
Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Windy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Windy
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 68. Our Low this morning, 35. We received .05″ rain yesterday. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 66 and the Low 37. The Record High on April 26th was 92 in 1987 & 1989. The Record Low was 15 in 1907.