424 PM CDT Wed Jun 16 2021 …A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST, MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA…
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: Isolated showers & thunderstorms this morning, otherwise party cloudy. High 92. SE @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: Osolated showers and thunderstorms possible, otherwise P/cldy. Low around 70. SE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy w/isolated morning showers/thunderstorms possible. High 96. SW @ 10-20.
Friday: Isolated showers & thunderstorms possible early. High 88. A
Saturday: P/cldy. High 86.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 92. Our Low this morning, 57. Last year on this date the High was 91 and the Low was 67. The Record High was 103 in 1946 and the Record Low was 42 in 1974.
Today: Partly-to-Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. NE @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low around 62. E @ 5.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High around 90. SE @ 10-15.
Thursday: A chance of showers & thunderstorms early; then P/Cldy. High around 94.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning; P/Cldy. High 86.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 92. Our Low this morning, was 55. Last year on this date the High was 91 and the Low was 69. The Record High on June 15th in Atlantic, was 99 in 1918, and the Record Low was 40 in 1906 & 1969.
(Radio Iowa) – High temperatures in the southwestern U-S are forecast to climb as high as 118 degrees over the next few days and there are fears that extreme heat could expand into the Midwest. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U-S-D-A’s Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, says he’s concerned Iowa’s drought conditions will continue to worsen. “The Southwest right now, because of the dry conditions, that tends to reinforce that dome of high pressure,” Todey says. “There are hints in the models about it sticking that way but the models aren’t consistent of saying that’s going to be the case and it’s definitely going to move over you folks.”
Forecasters are calling for warmer-than-normal highs this week across Iowa, again, in the 80s and 90s with little chance for rain. Summer starts this coming weekend so we’re heading into the hot months. “By the time we reach mid-June, we’re worried about average precipitation and precipitation starts to fall off, climatologically,” Todey says. “We still have warm periods ahead of us, so it still has me concerned.”
Dennis Todey
The computer forecast models are still not providing a clear picture of what may lie ahead. “Does it kind of break down a little bit and as we say warmer-than-average and cooler-than-average bouncing back and forth or does it lock in?” Todey says. “Right now, we haven’t seen it lock in just yet so we’re being optimistic but there’s not good indicators on this overall, other than what we can see in the six- to ten- to 14-day outlooks.”
The latest drought monitor shows about 90-percent of Iowa is in abnormally dry or drought conditions, with more than half the state under moderate to severe drought.
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 90. N @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low around 60. Light & variable breeze.
Tomorrow: Mostly Sunny, with a high near 87. E/Se @ 5-10.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High around 88.
Thursday: P/Cldy w/a chance of showers and thunderstorms. High around 92.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 94. Our Low was 55. Last year on this date the High was 86 and the Low was 62. The Record High on June 14th in Atlantic, was 97 in 1987, and the Record Low was 41 in 1933.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Skyscan Forecast Saturday, June 12, 2021 Dan Hicks
Today: Mostly sunny. Less humid. N @ 10. High 87.
Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Light and variable winds. Low 53.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Winds variable 5-10. High 89.
Sunday Night: Clear. Calm. Low 63.
Monday: Partly cloudy. High 87.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 89.
Yesterday’s high at the KJAN studios was 85 and the low this morning was 62. We picked up .2″ of rainfall at the studios. This day last year the high was 90 and the low was 55. All-time record high for today’s date is 95 set in 1892 and the low 38 set in 1903. Sunrise this morning is 5:45 a.m. and sunset is 8:54 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch that was in effect until 11:30-a.m., for Monona, Harrison, Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties, was cancelled at 11:15-a.m. There were no reports of damage. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH remains in effect for the far southwest corner counties of Iowa, until 3:00-p.m. (Mills, Montgomery, Fremont and Page Counties).
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 257 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA:
HARRISON POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY MONONA. The Main threat is damaging winds.