(Radio Iowa) — Iowans who plan to venture out to go camping or to a drive-in movie tonight (Friday) better bring extra blankets. Overnight temperatures are expected to plummet into the 20s and 30s statewide, more on the order of January than May. National Weather Service meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff says a Freeze Warning covers Iowa’s northeastern half, with a Frost Advisory posted for all of the southwest.
“The areas under the Freeze Warning are going to be seeing colder temperatures and that hard freeze can be a little harder on plants,” Hagenhoff says. “The areas with the Frost Advisory won’t be quite as cold, a few degrees warmer. Most of the state is going to be very, very cold, especially for this time of year.” Some communities in northeast Iowa, like Decorah, are expecting lows tonight around 24.
Iowans who have blooming plants are advised to haul out those stryofoam cones from the shed, or at least to cover the tender vegetation with a blanket or tarp. “Any plants and crops that are starting to come up that are susceptible to those very cold temperatures, it’s going to be something people will want to keep an eye on,” Hagenhoff says. “If it’s possible to bring them inside, people will want to do that as well.” Much of the nation’s eastern half is expecting bitter cold, with snow forecast for some areas along the East Coast, kicking off an unseasonably chilly Mother’s Day weekend.
“Below normal temperatures are affecting a huge chunk of the country,” Hagenhoff says. “Looking at some of the longer-range models, it looks like we may start to see this pattern break towards the end of next week but that’s still quite a ways off, but it does look like there’s an indication we’ll get back to more spring-like weather here next week.” Those long-range forecasts show highs in the 60s and 70s in central Iowa by next Thursday.
Today: Partly cloudy. High 57. N @ 15-25.
Tonight: Clear. Low 31. **Frost Advisory 4am-9am Saturday**
Tomorrow: Clear to P/Cldy w/a chance of showers late. High 64. SW @ 10-15.
Sunday: A chance of showers early, otherwise P/Cldy. High 58.
Monday: P/Cldy. High around 60.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 63. Our overnight Low was 34. We received .14″ rain in Atlantic, late Thursday. The High last year on this date was 61 and the Low was 37. The record High for May 8th was 95 in 1895. The record Low was 25 in 1980.
Today: Areas of fog this morning; Increasingly cloudy w/scattered afternoon showers. High 64. S @ 10.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/rain. Low 38. N @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, windy & cooler. High 57. N @ 15-25.
Saturday: P/Cldy w/a chance of showers late. High 64.
Sunday: Mo. Cldy w/rain in the morning. High 58.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 63. Our Low this morning was 31. The High last year on this date was 59 and the Low was 47. The record High for May 7th was 95 in 1966. The record Low was 24 in 1931.
Today: A slight chance of isolated showers this morning; Partly cloudy to cloudy. High near 59. NW @ 10.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 38.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered afternoon showers. High 64. S @ 10.
Friday: Light rain ending in the morning; P/Cldy. High 58.
Saturday: P/Cldy w/a chance of showers, late. High 64.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 59. Our Low this morning, 35. The High last year on this date was 67 and the Low was 47. The record High for May 6th was 97 in 1934. The record Low was 23 in 1891.
Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered light rain. High 59. W/NW @ 10-15.
Tonight: Mo. Cldy w/shwrs ending. Low 42. NW @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 60. NW @ 10-15.
Thursday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a chance of afternoon showers. High 64.
Friday: A chance of showers early; P/Cldy. High 58.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 56. We received .19″ rain at the KJAN studios. Our Low this morning, 46. Last year on this date the High was 78 and the Low was 48. The record High in Atlantic May 5th was 96 in 1909. The record Low was 29 in 1935.
Today: Mostly cloudy w/showers & some thunderstorms. High 62. E @ 5-10.
Tonight: Mo. Cldy w/showers & thunderstorms. Low 45. E @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Showers ending; Cloudy to P/Cldy. High 62. N @ 10-15.
Wednesday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 64.
Thursday: P/Cldy w/a chance of afternoon showers. High 68.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 79. We received .02″ rain at the KJAN studios. Our Low this morning, 50. Last year on this date the High was 75 and the Low waas 49. The record High in Atlantic on May 4th was 91 in 1918. The record Low was 18 in 1907.
Today: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 74. Our Low was 44. We received .01″ rain. Last year on this date, the High was 63 and the Low was 25. The record High in Atlantic on May 3rd was 87 in 1895, 1949 & 1968. The record Low was 25 in 1900.
The Freese-Notis Forecast for the KJAN listening area: (Click on the arrow to play)
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 83, our Low this morning 52. Last Year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 64 and the Low 36. The Record High on May 2nd was 91 in 1968. The Record Low was 17 in 1908.
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