Today: Cloudy w/rain. High around 56. NE wind @ 10 mph.
Tonight: Rain. Low 42. E @ 10-15.
Tomorrow: Showers & thundershowers. High near 60. W/SE @ 5-10.
Wednesday: Mo. Cldy w/light rain in the morning. High near 50.
Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/light rain. High again near 50.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 68. Our Low this morning, 43. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 39 and Low 34. The Record High on this date was 86 in 1910. The Record Low was -6, in 1912.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Rain, mainly after 8am. High near 53. East wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Rain. Low around 45. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Rain. High near 55. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 62. Our Low was 31. Last year on this date, the High was 45 and the Low was 22. The Record High for March 21st in Atlantic, was 88 in 1907, and the Record Low was -7, in 1960.

Monona-Harrison-Shelby Counties: A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 10 AM TO 3 PM.

Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Audubon Counties: WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM.

South winds at 25 to 35 mph will gust up to 45 mph this afternoon. .Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

The strong winds will also contribute to erratic or uncontrollable fire behavior.

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a south wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday: Rain. High near 53. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Rain. Low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday: Rain. High near 53. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 56. Our Low was 20. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 33 and Low 18. The Record High on this date was 80 in 1938. The Record Low was -7, in 1906.

(Radio Iowa) – Hydrologists predict an “average” flood risk in much of the Missouri River Basin this spring, in large part due to dry conditions, as much of the region is experiencing moderate to severe drought. Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center, says soils in the basin are dry and have a lot of room to take in water from rain and melting snow, which lowers the flood risk. Fuchs says, “Think of them as a big sponge, that when they are dry and there’s room in that profile for moisture to get in, any type of rain that hits them is going to get soaked in.”

Parts of northwest Iowa are shown to be in severe and extreme drought in this week’s map from the U-S Drought Monitor. Fuchs says the ground will be able to take in moisture from runoff, but if those soils aren’t replenished, plants aren’t going to have the moisture deep enough in the soil to tap into and grow. “It’s kind of a balancing game of getting that moisture into the soil so plants can utilize it if it does get dry and drought starts developing,” Fuchs says. “And if you don’t have that, what you end up seeing is the impact of that drought really taking off more so in a hurry than if that moisture was there.”

Fuchs says he expects the drought to persist in the High Plains through June. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting -no- major flooding across the country for the first time in three years.

(By Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio)

Today: Areas of fog possible this morning, otherwise Mostly sunny. High 57. S @ 5-10.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 33.
Tomorrow: Mo. Sunny. High 64. S @ 15-25.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 66.
Monday: Mo. Cldy w/showers. High 58.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 51. Our Low this morning was 20. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 61 and Low 19. The Record High on this date was 79 in 1976. The Record Low was -14, in 1923.

Today: Mostly cloudy this morning; P/Cldy this afternoon. High 47. N @ 10-20.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 22.
Tomorrow: Mo. Sunny. High 57. S @ 10.
Saturday: Mo. Sunny. High near 64.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 66.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 39. Our Low this morning (as of 5:30-a.m.), was 33. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 56 and Low 42. The Record High on this date was 81 in 2012. The Record Low was -1, in 1893.

Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Cass-Adair-Madison-Adams-Union-Taylor-Ringgold Counties: DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM.

* WHAT…Visibility of one quarter miles or less in dense fog.

* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

Today: Mostly cloudy w/fog+drizzle early; Scattered light rain this afternoon. High 44. NE @ 10-15.
Tonight: Mo. Cldy w/light rain or drizzle. Low 33. NE @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 45. N @ 10-15.
Friday: Mo. Sunny, with a high near 55.
Saturday: Mo. Sunny. High around 64.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 46. Our Low was 35. We received just a Trace of rain after 7-a.m. Tuesday through early this morning. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 51 and Low 25. The Record High on this date was 84 in 1894. The Record Low was -11, in 1906.

Today: **Dense Fog Advisory until 9-a.m.** Mostly cloudy w/areas of dense fog & drizzle. High 43. E wind at 10mph.

Tonight: Mo. Cldy w/light rain & drizzle. Low 34. E @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Cldy w/rain. High 39. E @ 10-20.

Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/light snow in the morning. High 40.

Friday: P/Cldy. High around 50.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 38. Our Low this morning, 35. We received .03″ rain from 7-a.m. Monday through 5:30-a.m. today at the KJAN studios. Last year on this date, the High was 43 and the Low was 26. The Record High of 84 was set in 2015. The Record Low was -4 in 1900.