Early this morning: Partly cloudy, with a chance of scattered flurries & a nearly steady temperature around 31. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High around 45. NW wind 10-20.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 28. NW @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 48. NW @ 10-15.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High near 50.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High again near 50.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 61. Our Low this morning, 26. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 20 and the Low was -2. The record High for March 2^nd in Atlantic, was 76 in 1992. The Record Low was -12 in 2014.

The just concluded month of February was warmer and drier than normal. Weather data compiled here at the KJAN Studios (Your OFFICIAL National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic), show the Average High for Feb. 2020 was 39.5-degrees (the norm is 35.4). The Average Low was 15 (right on par for the average of 15.2 degrees). Precipitation for the month was well below average, at just .19″ of an inch. That includes rain and melted snow. Normally, we would have received just under one-inch of precip. during the month.  We had just one-half inch of snow, altogether.

During the month of March, the average High in Atlantic is typically around 48 (48.3), and the average Low is 26 (26.2). Precipitation (rain and/or melted snow) normally amounts to 2.38 inches. Check back in early April for the actual weather stats.

Today: Partly sunny. High near 59. South/southwest wind at 5-15 mph becoming northerly this afternoon.

Tonight: Increasing clouds. Low around 29. N @ 10-20 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny. High near 45. N/NW @ 5-10 in the morning; W @ 5-10 in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 31. S/SW @ 5-10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny & breezy. High near 54. W/NW @ 10-20 mph gusting to near 25.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 58. Our Low 24. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 31 and the Low was 8. The record High for March 1st in Atlantic, was 77 in 1992. The Record Low was -32 in 1962.

Skyscan Forecast Saturday, February 29, 2020  Chris Parks

Today: Patchy fog early, then mostly sunny. Windy and warmer. SW @ 15-30. High 60

Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. SW @ 10. Low 34.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. SW @ 10-20, shifting to the NW later in the day. High 60.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. N @ 10-15. Low 29.

Monday: Mostly cloudy. Cooler. High 40.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. High 40.

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(Radio Iowa) — The risk of spring flooding along the Missouri River in western Iowa remains above normal, according to the National Weather Service’s second spring flood outlook, released Thursday. The next few weeks look generally dry. Mike Gillisipie, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, says snow has been melting at a steady, ideal rate, and that could continue. Gillispie says, “The longer we can keep this up, the less chance there is of that real significant flooding, barring any real big, heavy future precipitation.”

Very wet soil and the large volume of water flowing down the Missouri are the two things contributing to the above-normal flood risk along the river. If the snow continues to melt steadily rather than rapidly, Gillispie says it would be better for the Missouri River and its tributaries, kind of like turning a sink on and off.  “If you turn it up, if you have a real rapid snowmelt, all that water comes off at once,” he says. “If you have temperatures getting up into the 40s during the day, dropping back below freezing at night, it’s like turning the faucet on just a little bit and then shutting it off.”

The Missouri River from below Sioux City to Omaha has an increased chance of getting to flood stage this spring. Northwest Iowa tributaries, including the Big and Little Sioux Rivers, are expected to rise to major flood levels. The National Weather Service will release a third spring flood outlook on March 12th.

(Reporting by Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio)

(Radio Iowa) – The year 2019 stands out for record precipitation and record flooding across Iowa and much of the region, according to Doug Kluck, the Central Region climate services director at the National Weather Service in Kansas City. Kluck says, “Across the Midwest and, to some degree, the Missouri River basin, the Midwest (states) have never seen a wetter year, in fact, they’ve never seen a wetter year — by far.”

Parts of Iowa saw more rainfall last year than ever before, as well as flooding that surpassed all previous recorded high water marks. The wet soil meant many Iowa farmers faced extreme difficulty with spring planting as well as the fall harvest. While there are predictions of a repeat in 2020, Kluck says he does NOT expect to see that mix of weather conditions again. “Just off the cuff, I would say the likelihood of that happening again is very, very low, to get close to that record or exceed it, for sure,” Kluck says. “But even if it is above normal, which is a whole bunch of other years, by the way, we’re going to have severe problems.”

He says the patterns that are developing show we’re clearly moving toward more precipitation and storm events. “The trend overall has been to be, on an annual basis, wetter than what we’ve had in the past, that’s the trend,” Kluck says. “It doesn’t mean we can’t go into drought, but the trend line is definitely on a pretty upward slope. It’s pretty obvious from the data that we collect.”

The first flood outlooks for the region released earlier this month predict major flooding is likely in most of the region’s river basins, including the Mississippi and Missouri.

Today: Mostly cloudy this morning w/scattered light snow/flurries; P/Cldy this afternoon. High 39. N @ 10-15.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 24. Winds light & variable.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny & warmer. High 56. SW @ 15-25.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High near 60.

Monday: Mo. Cldy & cooler. High near 40.

We received .1″ snow overnight here in Atlantic, at the KJAN Studios. Yesterday’s High was 42. Our Low 14. Last year on this date, the High was 26, and the Low was 3. The Record High in Atlantic for Feb. 28th, was 62 in 1992. The Record Low was -9, in 1960.

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High 38. SE-N @ 5-10.

Tonight: P/Cldy to cldy. Low 25.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to cldy. High 39. NE @ 10.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. High 55.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High 58.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 38. Our Low this morning, 14. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 21 and the Low was 2. The record High for February 27th in Atlantic, was 71 in 2016. The Record Low was -16 in 1960.

Today: Partly cloudy. High 35. N @ 10-20 mph.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 17. N @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 38. N @ 10-15.

Friday: Mostly cloudy. High 39.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 52.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 41. Our Low this morning, 24. We received a trace of snow early this morning (flurries). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 21 and the Low was 4. The record High for February 26th in Atlantic, was 72 in 1896. The Record Low was -28 in 1963.

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High 40. N @ 10-20 mph.

Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy. Low 25. N @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 34.

Thursday: P/Cldy. High 36.

Friday: Mostly cloudy. High 38.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 46. Our Low this morning, 30. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 15 and the Low was -9. The record High for February 25th in Atlantic, was 70 in 1995. The Record Low was -12 in 2014.