Today: Mostly cloudy & windy this morning. Gradually becoming P/Cldy w/diminishing winds this afternoon. High 34. NW @ 20-40.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 18. Winds light & variable.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 42. SE @ 10.
Sunday: Mo. Cldy w/light rain. High 42.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 52.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 61. The Low this morning (24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m.) was 19. Rainfall amounted to .37″. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 57 and the Low was 28. The record High here on March 20th was 80 in 1938, and the record Low was -7 in 1906.
Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon reports the Cities of Atlantic, Griswold, Lewis and Cumberland will begin weekly testing of outdoor warning sirens this Friday at noon. The City of Marne will participate in this initial test, then their regular siren tests will only occur on the last Friday of each month at noon.
Sirens serve to alert residents to take shelter indoors and seek more information. While the outdoor warning system can be an effective method of notifying those that are outdoors, to seek shelter indoors, it is only one part of a comprehensive emergency warning system. To receive emergency information during severe weather or other hazardous event you should get a NOAA weather radio, sign up for local emergency notifications, and tune in to local media reports, from radio, television or social media.
To report a faulty siren please call 254-1500 or email mkennon@casscoia.us. In your message please include location of the siren and a description of the issues you believe are occurring.
To register for the Cass County Emergency Notification System, go to links located on the Cass County homepage (http://www.casscountyiowa.us/) or the Cass County EMA Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CassCoEMA). If you need assistance, please contact Mike Kennon, Cass County Emergency Management Agency Coordinator at 712-243-1500.
(Radio Iowa) — Forecasters warn severe weather is possible this (Thursday) afternoon for much of central and southern Iowa. It’s the first day of spring but up to two inches of snow is likely for northwest Iowa by tonight as a strong storm system arrives. Meteorologist Chad Hahn (HON), at the National Weather Service in metro Des Moines, says 16 counties in northwest Iowa are under a Winter Weather Advisory this evening and into tomorrow. “They’ll get a pretty good shot of precipitation in the form of rain today and as the cold air filters in tonight behind the cold front, that’ll transition over to snow,” Hahn says. “We’ll see some light accumulations and potential travel impacts across northwestern and northern Iowa tonight.”
While many Iowans are already thinking of their spring planting plans, some will have to haul out their snow shovels on Friday. “We have about an inch to an inch-and-a-half in the forecast in north-central Iowa, maybe upwards of two inches or so up in the northwestern part of the state,” Hahn says. “I don’t want to focus so much on the amounts as the combination with the northwest winds at 40 miles per hour and even two inches of snow can create some travel headaches.”
Parts of southern Iowa may reach 70 degrees this afternoon. The normal high temperature for Des Moines for today’s date is an even 50 degrees, so wide swings are in the making. “As we approach the mid-60s today, obviously, we’ll be about ten or 15 degrees above that,” Hahn says. “As we go through today and behind the cold front tomorrow, high temperatures here in central Iowa will be in the mid-30s so, a change of about 30 degrees and, of course, that’ll be about 15 degrees below what the seasonal temperatures are for this time of year.”
Forecasts call for highs back around normal in the 40s and 50s by Monday and into next week.
Today: Areas of fog this morning; Cloudy w/showers & some thunderstorms. High 66. S @ 10-20.
Tonight: Cloudy, windy & colder. Rain changing to light snow or flurries. Low 24. N @ 15-30.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy w/flurries early. High 34. NW @ 20-30.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 42.
Sunday: Mo. Cldy w/sprinkles. High 46.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 56. Our Low was 42. Rainfall from 7-a.m. Wed. thru 5-a.m. today amounted to .13″. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 47 and the Low 32. The Record High on March 19th was 79 in 1976. The Record Low was -14 in 1923.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Wet and turbulent weather have been forecast for much of Iowa. The National Weather Service says there’s a slight chance of tornadoes, damaging winds and hail Wednesday and Thursday in addition to up to 1.5 inches of rain. The threat for severe weather Thursday is more likely in southern Iowa than the rest of the state.
Wednesday’s early rain was expected to cease by early afternoon, and the service says a second round of rain should fall late Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Minor river flooding in northern Iowa could occur by the weekend.
Today: Cloudy w/rain or drizzle this morning. High 50. E/SE @ 10-15.
Tonight: Cloudy w/showers & thunderstorms possible late. Low 47. SE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Cloudy w/Showers and some thunderstorms. High 66. S @ 10-20.
Friday: Mostly cloudy & cooler, w/a chance of morning flurries. High 35.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 42.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 51. Our Low was 25. Rainfall overnight thru 6-a.m. today amounted to .4″ (four-tenths of an inch). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 49, and the Low 23. The Record High on March 18th was 81 in 2012. The Record Low was -1 in 1893.
Today: Mostly cloudy. High around 50. S @ 10 mph.
Tonight: Rain. Low 43. SE @ 5-15 mph.
Tomorrow: Rain. High 55. S @ 10-15.
Thursday: Showers & possibly a thunderstorm. High 68. S @ 10-20.
Friday: P/Cldy and colder. High 28. NW @ 15-25.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 43. Our Low this morning, 30. Last year on March 17th, the High in Atlantic was 47 and the Low was 23. The Record High here on this date, was 84 in 1894. The Record Low was -11 in 1906.
Today: Cloudy with drizzle or light rain this morning. High 43. SE-W @ 10-15.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 28. NW @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 48. S @ 5-10.
Wednesday: Cldy w/rain. High 52.
Thursday: Cldy w/rain. High 55.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 36. Our Low 30. We received light rain/drizzle overnight into early this morning (.01″ as of 5:30-a.m.). Last year on this date, the High was 54 and the Low was 26. The Record High in Atlantic on March 16th was 84 in 2015. The Record Low was -4 in 1900.
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