(Radio Iowa) – The Farm Bureau estimates last year’s derecho caused nearly half a billion dollars in damage to Iowa crops. Rod Pierce, who farms near Woodward, is still working on repairing some of his grain bins and two of the bins will be replaced in the next few weeks. “One of the things my wife did — we had never heard of a derecho and so she basically renamed it ‘Gone with the Wind’ so that seems to fit the name of what happened better than, I think, derecho,” he says.

Pierce says he’s lucky to have had not only good crop insurance, but insurance on structures and vehicles that covered the replacement value of the property. Trees were tipped over and snapped off and he still has toppled trees to clear away. “I knew we’d lost trees, but I never thought that’d be one of the things I’d miss a lot is the nice shade and the beauty of some of the trees that got damaged and insurance didn’t pay me for anything, but my insurance did a good job,” Pierce says. “I was very, very blessed to have good insurance.”

Pierce says his operation suffered 750-thousand dollars in crop damage.  Unfortunately, Pierce had to submit a new claim last month. A storm with tennis-ball-sized hail ripped through four of his corn fields, shattered skylights in his house and damaged vehicles. “Luckly, God was with me and I did have some hail insurance,” Pierce says, “but we are experiencing weather at this location, I guess.” Wind speeds from LAST year’s derecho reached 131 miles an hour as the storm passed over Pierce’s farm.

Guthrie-Dallas Counties: HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

* WHAT…Heat index of up to 105 degrees.

Cass-Adair-Madison-Adams-Union-Taylor-Ringgold Counties: HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM

Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page Counties:

…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING…
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY…

* WHAT…For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 106. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 108 expected.

Harrison-Shelby Counties: HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY…
* WHAT…Heat index values up to 105 expected.

* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

(Radio Iowa) – Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds rolled over Iowa last (Sunday) night, according to meteorologist Andrew Ansorge at the National Weather Service in Johnston says “We do have a report of a tornado about half way between Fort Dodge and Harcourt around 11:30 last evening,” Ansorge says. “That’s the only tornado report we’ve had. We’ve heard lots of reports of funnel clouds but no real damage that we’ve heard of at this time.”

There’s since been a second tornado confirmed in northwest Iowa’s Osceola County, just before five o’clock last night that ripped the roof off a chicken barn in Ocheyedan, though no injuries are reported. Ansorge say there’s another chance of thunderstorms on Tuesday.

Today: Areas of fog this morning; Partly-to- Mostly Sunny. High 94. HEAT ADVISORY in effect at NOON. Heat index values as high as 103. SW @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low around 72. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow (Tuesday): P/Cldy w/isolated early and late day showers possible. High near 90. Heat index values as high as 102. W/SW @ 10-15.
Wednesday: P/Cldy w/isolated early & late showers. High around 90.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 89.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 82. Our Low this morning, 66. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 91 and the Low was 72. The Record High on this date was 111 in 1934. The Record Low was 44 in 1927.

Cass-Adair-Madison-Adams-Union-Taylor-Ringgold Counties: A HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY (MONDAY) TO 7 PM TUESDAY for a Heat index in excess of 100 degrees expected, and possibly over 105 degrees at times.

Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page Counties: A HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM TUESDAY for Heat index values up to 108 this afternoon, then cool to only between 75 and 80 tonight. The heat index will again be near 105 Tuesday afternoon and evening.

IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Temperatures and heat index values will decrease tonight into Tuesday morning, however overnight low temperatures will only be in the mid 70s with very high humidity, leading to a cumulative heat hazard impact.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY THRU THE LATE EVENING HOURS…(9-p.m. for the far west/southwest counties; 8-p.m. for Cass & other Counties)

* WHAT…Heat index values up to 105 or higher expected.

* WHERE…Counties along and south of Interstate 80

* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur.

Heat Advisory beginning at Noon Monday (Counties in Orange)

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 105. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 84. We received .34″ rain overnight. Our Low this morning, 66. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 89 and the Low was 72. The Record High on this date was 111 in 1934. The Record Low was 39 in 1904.

Skyscan Forecast  Saturday, August 7, 2021  Dan Hicks

Today: Partly cloudy. A few scattered morning showers, then redeveloping later in the day. S @ 10-15. High 90.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. S @ 5-10. Low 70.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms ending in the morning. Partly cloudy. High 88.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. S @ 5-10. Low 65.

Monday: Partly cloudy. High 94.

Tuesday:  Partly cloudy. A few isolated thunderstorms. High 90.

Yesterday’s high at the KJAN studios was 87. Last night’s low was 66. This day last year we had a high of 86 and low of 57. The all-time record high for today’s date is 103 set back in 1937. The record low was 45 set back in 1989. Sunrise today is at 6:20 a.m. Sunset will be 8:31 p.m. and Sunrise tomorrow is 6:21 a.m.

Today: A slight chance of showers & thunderstorms this morning; Becoming partly cloudy. High near 90. SW winds 10-15 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy w/isolated showers & tstrms. Low 72. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy w/ showers ending in the morning. High near 90. SW @ 10-15.
Sunday: Scattered morning showers and thunderstorms in the morning; P/Cldy. High around 90.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 94.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 83. Rainfall overnight through 7-a.m. today, amounted to .03″. Our Low was 59. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 93 and the Low was 70. The Record High on this date was 109 in 1936. The Record Low was 45 in 1911.

(Radio Iowa) – While forecasters say Iowa’s high temperatures will be back in the 80s and 90s for the next several summer days, it’s hard to think about the foul, frigid winter that’s ahead — but we all know, it’s coming.

Peter Geiger, editor of the Farmers’ Almanac, says the 2022 edition will be out next week and its winter weather outlook for Iowa and the Midwest isn’t pretty. “It’s going to be colder than normal and in terms of the snowfall, we talk about a foot of snow January 8th through the 11th,” Geiger says. “We talk about a big blizzard on the 20th through the 23rd. I think your average in Iowa is somewhere in the 30-inch range and I think you certainly will get that.”

It’s said if you don’t like the weather in Iowa, just wait five minutes and it’ll change, and Geiger predicts there will be a lot of back-and-forth. “I think you’re going to have a fairly rough winter,” Geiger says. “We’re also saying it’s going to be a bit of a flip-flop. So what’s going to happen, as we see it, is that you’re going to get a lot of snow, then it’s going to be mild, then you’re going to get really cold, and then it’s going to be mild.”

The Farmers’ Almanac forecast is detailed and Geiger says some dedicated readers plan their calendars around it. He says “numb’s the word” as for the bone-chilling predictions in the looming winter. “We talk about a real big storm December 1st through the 4th, a real blast of Arctic frigidity with temperatures minus-20 around Christmas, then we talk about a mild beginning of January, heavy snow in the middle of January, a big storm at the end of January and then, this is the flip-flop, in February, it’s going to be cold but we don’t talk about a lot of storms,” Geiger says. “Then in March, we talk about a big storm March 4th through the 7th that will hit you and then a late season storm on April 24th to the 27th.”

The Farmer’s Almanac winter forecast.

That late-season storm may just be rain, not snow, he adds. While some meteorologists on TV may not be comfortable predicting the weather farther out than several days, Geiger says the Farmers’ Almanac has been working on forecasts up to 24 months out — and they’ve been doing so for more than 200 years.

“There’s a mathematical formula that was devised by our first editor, David Young back in the 1800s, because farmers needed to know about the weather,” Geiger says. “We apply sunspot activity, planet positions, the effect the Moon has on the Earth, and that allows us to do our weather two years in advance. Some weather people pooh-pooh it, but last year, when Texas had that cold spell, that was in the Almanac.”

The 2022 edition of the Farmers’ Almanac includes specifics about the many predictions it got right for the past year. Geiger admits, they don’t hit every single storm on every single date, but says if you give him a few days of leeway, it’s remarkably reliable.

Founded in 1818 and still based in Lewiston, Maine, the Farmers’ Almanac contains weather predictions for the entire four seasons of 2022 as well as all sorts of information on gardening, cooking, home remedies, folklore, managing your household, living in harmony with nature, and more.