(Radio Iowa) – Some farmers in northwest and north-central Iowa are finding their crops damaged from last week’s cold snap. Angie Rieck Hinz, a field agronomist with the Iowa State University Extension, says the frost had the greatest effect on soybean fields. “There are some later-planted soybeans that were impacted by that frost because we did get cold enough those mornings that we were below 32 in some places,” Rieck Hinz says, “so usually we think a killing frost is about 28 degrees for soybeans.” Some pockets of the state did dip into the upper 20s at least two mornings, and a number of fields got nipped. Most farmers will still be able to save the majority of their crops. “It’s just going to take a little bit longer for them to dry down, so harvest is usually delayed a little bit,” she says. “We want them at a certain moisture and it’s going to take a little bit longer after they’ve been frosted to get to that point.”
The color on the soybeans is a key factor after a frost. “We’re always concerned about handling those frost-damaged beans or putting them into the commercial market because if the beans weren’t mature and they were still a little green, it’s pretty easy to get docked at the co-op for those green soybeans,” Rieck Hinz says. “We would advise never to put those green beans or greenish beans directly into the market.” She says aerating the soybeans may bring about a color change so they’re more of a mature tan. Most of Iowa’s corn crop is mature and ready — or close to ready — for harvest, so frost damage to the corn was minimal. “We, in some cases, were at full maturity or at black layer, but there were some fields that were still in that really late dent stage, so we can anticipate some minor yield loss there.”
High temperatures for the next several days are expected in the 70s with lows in the 50s, ideal harvest weather, with more cold moving in Thursday and Friday.
(Atlantic, Iowa – KJAN) – The month of September, here in Atlantic, was both warmer and cooler than average, and certainly drier than it should have been. Weather records compiled at KJAN (the OFFICIAL National Weather Service data site for Atlantic) show we were a little more than 2-degrees warmer than the average of 77, departing with an average of 79.3 degrees. On the Low side, we came in just four-tenths of an inch cooler, at 49.6-degrees. Rainfall, typically 3.45-inches in September, came in at just 1.07-inches for the month.
Here’s what the stats normally are for October:
Today: Partly cloudy & breezy. High near 80. South southeast wind 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low around 50. SE @ 5-10 mph.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 80. S @ 10-20.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High 78.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 66.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 78. The Low was 44. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 77 and the Low, 43. The Record High was 95 in 1997. The Record Low was 23 in 2010.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 77. The Low was 41. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 70 and the Low, 61. The Record High was 93 in 1892. The Record Low was 18 in 1974.
Skyscan Forecast Saturday, October 1, 2022 Austin Romer
Today: Mostly clear. Warmer. SE @ 10. High 75.
Tonight: Mostly clear. SE @ 10. Low 49.
Sunday: Mostly clear. SE @ 10. High 77.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. SE @ 10. Low 48.
Monday: Partly cloudy. SE @ 10. High 79.
Tuesday: Cloudy. S @ 10. High 82.
Yesterday’s high was 75 and the low was 41. This day last year the high was 76 and the low 61. The all-time record high was 96 set in 1892. The record low was 23 set in 1908 and again in 1984. Sunrise is at 7:16 a.m. and sunset will be at 7:02 p.m.
Skyscan Forecast Friday, September 30, 2022 Dan Hicks
Today: Partly cloudy. SE @ 10. High 75.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. S @ 5-10. Low 50.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. SE @ 10-20. High 78.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Low 48.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 80.
Monday: Partly cloudy. High 80.
Yesterday’s high was 74 and the low was 34. This day last year the high was 84 and te low 68. The all-time record high was 92 set in 1994. The record low was 21 in 1984. Sunrise today is 7:15 a.m. and sunset tonight is 7:04 p.m.
Skyscan Forecast Thursday, September 29, 2022 Dan Hicks
Today: Mostly sunny. SE @ 10-15. High 70.
Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. SE @ 5-10. Low 46.
Friday: Fair to partly cloudy. SE @ 10-20. High 75.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. SE @ 5-10. Low 47.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High 78.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 80.
Yesterday’s high was 68 and the low was 31. This day last year the high was 86 and the low 54. The all-time record high was 96 in 1955 and the record low was 17 in 1899. Sunrise today is at 7:14 a.m. and sunset tonight is 7:06 p.m.
Skyscan Forecast Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Dan Hicks
Today: Mostly sunny. SE @ 10. High 68.
Tonight: Clear. SE @ 5-10. Low 39.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. SE @ 10-15. High 71.
Thursday Night: Clear. SSE @ 5-10. Low 46.
Friday: Partly cloudy. High 75.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High 78.
Yesterday’s high was 76 and the low this morning was 33. This day last year the high was 93 and the low 51. The all-time record high was 100 in 1953 and the record low was 22 in 1908. Sunrise this morning is 7:13 a.m. and sunset tonight is 7:14 a.m.
Skyscan Forecast Saturday, September 27, 2022 Dan Hicks
Today: Partly cloudy. N @ 10-15. High 70.
Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Cool. Light and variable. Low 35.
Wednesday: A little frost possible in the morning. Mostly sunny. SE @ 10. High 68.
Wednesday Night: Clear. ESE @ 5. Low 38.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. High 70.
Friday: Partly cloudy. High 74.
Yesterday’s high was 74 and the low was 41. This day last year the high was 94 and the low was 51. The all-time record high was 94 set last year. The record low was 28 in 1893. Sunrise this morning is 7:12 a.m. and sunset tonight will be 7:09 p.m.
Skyscan Forecast Monday, September 26, 2022 Dan Hicks
Today: Mostly sunny. NW @ 10-20. High 70.
Tonight: Clear. NW 5-10. Low 42.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. NW @ 10-15. High 70.
Tuesday Night: Clear. ENE @ 5-10. Low 38.
Wednesday: Sunny. High 68.
Thursday: Sunny. High 70.
Yesterday’s high was 77 and the low overnight was 41. This day last year the high was 88 and low 55. The all-time record high was 91 in 1897 and 1998. The record low was 24 in 1984. Sunrise is 7:11 a.m. and sunset is 7:11 p.m.
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