Skyscan Forecast  Saturday, February 1, 2020  Dan Hicks

Today: Areas of fog early. Otherwise partly cloudy and warmer. WSW @ 10-15. High 45.

Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. W @ 5-10. Low 30.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. W @ 10-15. High 50.

Monday: Mostly cloudy. High 36.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Light snow. High 26.

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Today: Cloudy w/areas of fog this morning; Light snow (<.5”). High 35. SE-NW @ 5-10 mph.

Tonight: Mo. Cldy. Low 25. W/NW @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 43. W/SW @ 10-15.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High 49.

Monday: Mostly cloudy. High 38.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 34. Our Low was 27. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 14 and the Low was -2. The record High for Jan. 31st in Atlantic, was 59 in 2012. The Record Low was -28 in 1996.

(Radio Iowa) — We’ve heard for weeks about the high risk for more flooding in Iowa once the snow starts to melt this spring, but one forecaster says all of that water in the soil may actually help bring about a cooler summer. Doug Kluck, the region’s climate service director at the National Weather Service in Kansas City, says the saturated soil will prevent much in the way of rapid heating.

“It’s hard to get hot if we have a lot of soil moisture,” Kluck says. “Once the plants and things start growing and evapotranspirating, my famous word, once that starts happening more and more, yes, some of that moisture gets sucked out of the soils, but that moisture also goes into the air and makes it harder to warm up and keeps thing relatively cool.”

While some climate models are hinting at a very warm weather pattern developing by mid-summer, Kluck says drought chances will stay low. “In some of those places that are super-wet right now, chances of them going into a really bad drought are lower than normal,” he says, “and chances of them having a hotter-than-normal summer are lower than normal as of right now as well.”

Some Iowa communities saw the flooding start last March along with repeated bouts of high water throughout 2019. A number of residents in parts of southwest Iowa, in the Missouri River valley, haven’t been able to return to their homes in ten months.

Today: Areas of fog this morning; Mostly cloudy. High 32. E/SE @ 5-10.

Tonight: Mo. Cldy w/light snow. Low 25.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/light snow. High 34. (less than 1″ total accumulation)

Saturday: Partly cloudy. High 43.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High 49.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 30. Our Low was 23. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was -2 and the Low was -19. The record High for Jan. 30th in Atlantic, was 65 in 2012. The Record Low was -24 in 1965.

The Iowa Dept. of Transportation’s 511ia.org website indicates most roads in the KJAN listening area (as of 6:15-a.m.) were either partially or completely covered with snow, but there were no traffic disruptions reported due to the road conditions. Slow down, and drive with caution, as the snow packed roads are making for tricky travel in some spots. For the latest road report throughout the day, call 5-1-1 (in Iowa) or go to 511ia.org, on the web.

Blue=Road partially covered w/snow; Pink=Road completely covered with snow.

Today: Light snow ending this morning; Mostly cloudy. High 28. E/SE @ 5-10 mph.

Tonight: Mo. Cldy. Low 32. Winds light & variable.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy. High 34. S/SE @ 5-10.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 42.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic (the 24-hour High ending 7-a.m. today), was 25. The Low was 27. We had received .8″ of snow overnight, which melted into .07″ liquid precipitation. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 6 and the Low was -19. The Record High in Atlantic on Jan. 29th, was 59 in 1931. The Record Low was -31, in 1904.

Today: Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog, freezing drizzle or flurries this morning. High around 30. N @ 5-10.
Tonight: Mo. Cldy w/light snow developing late. Low 28.
Tomorrow: Cldy w/light snow in the morning (<1” total). High 28. NE @ 5-10.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. High 32. Friday: Mo. Cldy w/scattered light snow or flurries. High 34.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 34. Our Low this morning (as of 5:10-a.m.) was 27. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 14 and the Low was 1. The record High for Jan. 27th in Atlantic, was 58 in 1931 & 2015. The Record Low was -23 in 1915.

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High near 34. N wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy. Low around 20. N @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 30. N @ 5-10.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, w/light snow possible in the morning. High 28.                                                                                                                                                                             Thursday: P/Cldy. High 34.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 32. Our Low was 24. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 28 and the Low was 6. The record High for Jan. 27th in Atlantic, was 61 in 1939. The Record Low was -31 in 1902.

Today: **DENSE FOG ADVISORY until 10-a.m.** Areas of dense fog before noon. Areas of dense freezing fog between 7am and 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog between midnight and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 7 mph.
Monday: Cloudy, with a high near 31. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 20. Light north wind.
Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high near 29.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 33. Our Low was 25. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 31 and the Low was 4. The record High for Jan. 26th in Atlantic, was 67 in 2002. The Record Low was -24 in 1963.

Today: Mostly cloudy this morning; P/Cldy this afternoon. High 32. W @ 10-15.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 18. W @ 5.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 35. W @ 10.

Monday: P/Cldy. High 33.

Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 33.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 32. Our Low 27. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 27 and the Low was 2. The record High for Jan. 25th in Atlantic, was 65 in 1944. The Record Low was -28 in 1894.