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.
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.
Area Counties: Sac-Crawford-Carroll
1117 AM CST Tue Dec 21 2021
…Gusty Winds Expected This Afternoon Across the Region…
A strong cold front is moving across northern and central Iowa this afternoon. Winds just behind the boundary are increasing from the northwest with sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph and wind gusts to 50 mph. As the front sweeps southeast today, winds will increase across the area and continue through the mid to late afternoon hours.
If traveling through the region today, high profile vehicles may have difficulty at times. Loose objects will be blown around as well. The wind is expected to diminish after sunset.
Today: Partly cloudy. High around 45. S-NW @ 10-20 mph.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 15. Winds light & variable.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 45. S @ 10-20.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 49.
Friday (Christmas Eve): P/Cldy. High 52.
Saturday (Christmas Day): Mostly cloudy w/light rain or snow mixed. High 35.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 38. Our Low was 11. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 50 and the Low was 22. The Record High on this date was 58 in 1941. The Record Low was -22 in 1989.
Today: Partly cloudy. High 39, SW-W @ 10-20.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 13. Winds light & variable.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 42. S-NW @ 10-20.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High 45.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 52.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 35. The Low was 11. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 42 and the Low was 33. The Record High was 61 in 1941, and the Record Low was -25 in 1901.
Today: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 5. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 39.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 27. Our Low this morning, was 10. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 30 and the Low was 22. The Record High on this date was 58 in 1966. The Record Low was -33 in 1983.
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