Today: Cloudy w/a chance of light snow/flurries this afternoon. High 28. NE @ 10.
Tonight: P/Cldy to cldy w/light snow/flurries ending (<1” snow expected). Low around 17. E @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 35. S @ 10.
Friday: Mo. Cldy. High 32.
Saturday: Cldy & colder w/snow likely. High around 20.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 46. Our Low this morning was 7. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 31 and the Low was 21. The Record High on this date was 60 in 1984. The Record Low was -22 in 1917.

Today: Cloudy w/a chance of light mixed precip. this morning (rain/snow/freezing rain). Becoming P/Cldy. HIgh 43. SE-NW @ 10-20.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low around 14.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a chance of afternoon flurries. High 28. NE @ 10-15.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 37.
Friday: Mo. Cldy. High 32.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 35 (24-hour high). Our Low was 21. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 28 and the Low was 12. The Record High on this date was 65 in 1984. The Record Low was -25 in 1924.

Today: Areas fog this morning; Becoming Partly cloudy. High 42. NW @ 15-25 mph.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 25. SE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a chance of scattered light rain. High near 38. SE-N @ 10-20 mph.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High 30.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High around 32.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 44. Our Low was 20. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 36 and the Low was 21. The Record High on this date was 65 in 1946. The Record Low was -21 in 1924.

Today: Mostly cloudy & windy, w/a 20% chance of rain between noon and 3pm. High near 47. SE winds at 10-20 w/gusts this afternoon to near 30 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 30. SE 10-25.

Monday: Sunny & windy, with a high near 40. W/NW @ 10-25 becoming S/SW in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 22.

Tuesday: A 50% chance of rain, snow, and freezing rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain between noon and 5pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 5pm. High near 40. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming N/NW in the afternoon & gusting to around 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.

Skyscan Forecast Saturday December 25

Merry Christmas

TODAY: Partly cloudy skies     Winds variable @ 5-10 mph       High 47

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies  Winds light and variable           Low 23

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy skies          Winds SE 10-20                High 45

MONDAY: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies                                   High 38

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy skies with a mix of precipitation      High 34

Today: Patchy fog before 10am. P/Cldy to Cldy. High 55. SW @ 10-20 mph this morning becoming N/NW this afternoon.
Tonight (Christmas Eve): Mostly cloudy w/a chance of sprinkles or flurries. Little to no snow accumulation is expected. Low around 30. N @ 10-15.
Christmas Day: A chance of morning flurries, otherwise P/Cldy. High near 41. Winds variable @ 5-10 mph w/gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Mo. cldy & breezy. High 45.
Monday: Mo. Cldy. High near 40.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 47. Our Low this morning was 34. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 15 and the Low was 1. The Record High on this date was 55 in 1893/1964. The Record Low was -23 in 1983.

Today: Partly cloudy. High around 55. West/South southwest wind 10-15 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low around 32. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow (Christmas Eve Day): P/Cldy. High near 55. S/SW @ 10-15.
Christmas Eve: A 30% chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy. High 38.
Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a slight chance of mixed precipitation. High near 42.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 47. Our Low was 18. Last year on this date, the High was 52 and the Low was 3. The Record High was 62 in 1964, and the Record Low was -22, in 1983.

• Carroll County: EF-U (unknown strength) from 4:45-p.m. to 4:51-p.m.; 9.7-mile long; Starting 2 miles N/NE of Willey, ending 3 miles E. of Lidderdale. Path width to be determined (TBD)
• Guthrie County: EF-1 (Winds 90-100 mph); 9.7 miles, stating 10 mile W. of Guthrie Center at 5:13-p.m. & ending 3 miles S/SW of Bayard at 5:16-p.m.
• Guthrie County: EF-2 (Winds 115-120 mph); Starting 8 miles N/NW of Adair at 5:17-p.m & ending 6 miles NW of Bagley at 5:31-p.m. (23.8 miles).
• Greene County: EF-2 (Winds 115-120 mph); Starting 5:26-p.m. 5 miles N/NE of Bayard & ending 3 miles S/SW of Jefferson at 5:34-p.m. (7.1 miles).
• Greene County: EF-2 (115-120); 5.9-miles; Starting 5:32-p.m. 4 miles E/SE of Scranton & ending 5:35-p.m. 2 miles N/NW of Jefferson.
• See the rest of the incidents in Greene, Calhoun, Webster, & other counties, HERE.

The events of Dec. 15 have been categorized as a derecho, which is the first recorded derecho in December in United States history. At least five people died across Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota. One of which was in eastern Iowa where a semitrailer rolled after being struck by high winds. Iowa State Patrol confirmed the driver was killed during the incident.

Reports confirm more than 400,000 homes were without power between Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Kansas. Officials are still surveying the damage. Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for residents in 43 counties. Locally, that includes: Audubon, Cass, Guthrie, Harrison, Madison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Sac, Shelby, Union, and Worth counties.

(Radio Iowa) – Looking back on the weather this year — Iowa flirted with some major drought issues before seeing relief. The D-N-R’s Tim Hall tracks hydrological issues — and says some communities did get to a point where their water sources were getting very low. “There was a concern back during the worst conditions in some parts of the state for rural water systems, especially those that rely on shallow groundwater on the edges of streams and rivers. They were concerned about demand outpacing supply,” Hall says.  The concern increased as drought levels continued to get worse.

“We were watching very, very carefully some systems in the state. Some had some voluntary water restrictions in place. It could have gotten a lot worse — except for some timely rains that we had,” he says. Hall says Iowa also was fortunate that when the rain came it wasn’t overwhelming for most areas. “There was one part of the state where we did have some flash flooding up in northeast Iowa. But for the most part, for the majority of the state for this year, the rain came in a gentle enough fashion that we didn’t have flash flooding, we didn’t have dangerous situations,” according to Hall. “So. it’s really nice to see the rain come in a low enough intensity that we don’t have to deal with the flooding side.”

Hall says the rainfall situation is always about location — and one big storm can make a difference. “There was part of northeast Iowa where they were being shown on the drought monitor as being in drought, while at the same time they had some localized short-term flooding situations going on. So, it can flip pretty quickly if the conditions are right,” Hall says.

Hall says the state was able to build back some of the water reserves lost toward the end of the year with fall rains. He says things are not totally back to a perfect situation — but are much better than when the drought was growing.

Today: Partly cloudy. High 46. SW wind @ 10-20 mph.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 25. S @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 54.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 54.

Saturday (Christmas Day): Mostly cloudy w/a chance of light rain. High 40.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 43. Our Low was 11. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 55 and the Low was 29. The Record High on this date was 65 in 1933. The Record Low was -27 in 1989.