Today: Partly-to-Mostly Sunny. High 79. E @ 10.
Tonight: Partly Cloudy. Low 52.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 79. E/SE @ 10.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 82.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 86.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 81. The Low was 43. Last year on this date, the High was 76 and the Low was 39. The Record High was 93 in 1963. The Record Low was 22 in 2012.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The month of September in Atlantic was warmer than average during the day, and slightly cooler then average during the overnight hours. The Average High of 82 was seven-degrees above normal, while the Average Low of 50, just one-degree shy of normal. We broke a record on Sept. 27th, when we topped at 94 degrees. Just three days earlier we had a Low of 32. That wasn’t a record, but it was coldest morning of the month.
Precipitation-wise, we ended-up with 2.46 inches at the KJAN studios, which was a deficit of 1.35 inches. By the end of the month, Cass County had gone from Abnormally Dry on the latest drought monitor, to the next worse category: Moderately Dry. The most rain fell on the 29th, at 1.17-inches.
During the month of October, we can expected an Average High of 61-degrees, an Average Low of 39, and rain typically amounting to 2.76-inches. We’ll let you know how the data compared to the norm, when we compile the data next month.
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. N @ 10.
Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Low around 47. Winds light & variable.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 77. E @ 10.
Wednesday: P/Cldy, high around 77.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High near 79.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 77. Our Low this morning was 43. Last year on this date, the High was 63 and the Low was 31. The Record High was 90 in 1938 & 2005. The Record Low was 20, in 1968.
(Radio Iowa) – September ended with scattered showers across the state — but State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the preliminary numbers show those showers were scarce much of the month. “What we’re looking at is about one-point-six-five inches right now — and that’s a little over one-point-eight inches below average. So, a pretty dry month,” Glisan says. He says it won’t be in the top ten for dryness — but will make that next tier.
“This will be one of the top 20 driest Septembers on record. If we look at central and north-central Iowa, we has some coop stations that have had really dry September — top ten,” he says. The drought monitor for this week shows only about 24 percent of the state is without some sort of dry conditions. 
Glisan says the dryness came with some heat as well. “Statewide average temperature was about 67 degrees, and that’s about three degrees above average,” according to Glisan. “So, if we look at the historical rankings going back 149 years — it looks like a top 30th warmest September on the record books.”
Glisan says the indicators are pointing toward the warmth continuing in October — with the possibility of a break in the dry weather. “We are seeing a slight trend in the short-term outlooks to near normal or a slightly elevated shot at wetter conditions in northern Iowa getting out into the first half of October,” he says. “But we are definitely if you are looking at the six to ten, eight to 14 in the final October outlook — a very strong signal for warmer than average temperatures.”
The precipitation potential will be good news for those areas that saw a deficit in September.
Today: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Light north wind becoming north northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Skyscan Forecast Saturday, October 2, 2021 Dan Hicks
Today: Areas of fog early, then partly cloudy to cloudy. SW @ 10, shifting to NW later. A few scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 78.
Tonight: Showers ending. Partly cloudy. NW @ 5-10. Low 55.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. NW @ 10-15. High 78.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. NNW @ 5. Low 48.
Monday: Partly cloudy. High 82.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 82.
Yesterday’s high was 76 and the low was 61. This day last year the high was 62 and the low was 28. The all-time record high was 93 set in 1892. The record low was 18 in 1974. Sunrise is 7:17 a.m. and Sunset is 7:02 p.m.
Skyscan Forecast Friday, October 1, 2021 Dan Hicks
Today: Fog early, then partly cloudy. A few showers and thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. SE @ 10. High 80.
Tonight: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. SE shifting to NW @ 5-10. Low 60.
Saturday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. NW @ 10. High 76.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Low 48.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 80.
Monday: Partly cloudy. High 82.
Yesterday’s high was 84 and the low was 63. This day last year the high was 71 and the low was 28. The all-time record high was 96 set back in 1892. The record low was 23 set back in 1908 and again in 1984. Sunrise is 7:17 a.m. and Sunset is 7:02 p.m. We picked up .85″ of rain overnight at the KJAN studios.
Skyscan Forecast Thursday, September 30, 2021 Dan Hicks
Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. S @ 10-15. High 80.
Tonight: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. S @ 5-10. Low 64.
Friday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. S @ 10-15. High 78.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low 61.
Saturday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 80.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 80.
Yesterday’s high was 86 and the Low was 54. This day last year we had a high of 77 and a low of 41. The all-time record high was 92 set in 1994 and the low was 21 set in 1984. Sunrise is 7:15 a.m. and Sunset will be at 7:04 p.m.
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