Today: Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Winds Westerly at around 5-mph in the afternoon.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 86. The Low this morning was 61. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 78 and the Low was 64. The Record High here on Aug. 2nd, was 103 in 1930. The Record Low was 42 in 1907. Sunrise today: 6:14-a.m.; Sunset: 8:36-p.m.

(Atlantic, Iowa – KJAN) – Weather data for the month of July, 2024, in Atlantic, shows we were pretty much on the mark for average temperatures, but below average in terms of precipitation. The Average High last month was 85, one-degree less than the norm. The average Low of 62 was also one-degree below average for July. Precipitation last month in Atlantic amounted to 3.28-inches, which was 1.34-inches less than average. The data was compiled at KJAN, the official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic.

Looking ahead, we find the Average High for the month of August in Atlantic, is 83 degrees, while the Low should average out at around 61. Precipitation typically amounts to 3.88 inches.

Today: Mostly sunny. High near 86. W/SW winds 5-15 mph this morning becoming NW & gusting to near 25 mph this afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. NW winds 10-20 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 89. N @ 5-15 mph, gusting to near 20 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 91. The Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.), was 67. We received .08″ rain Wed. evening/night @ KJAN. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 86 and the Low was 68. The Record High here on Aug. 1st, was 102 in 1897. The Record Low was 42 in 1898. Sunrise today: 6:14-a.m.; Sunset: 8:37-p.m.

(Omaha/Valley, NE  & Des Moines/Johnston, IA NWS Offices) – Storms raced through Nebraska this (Wednesday) evening, bringing heavy rain, damaging wind, a few tornadoes/funnel clouds and some hail. Here is a list (as of 8:18-p.m.) of the significant KJAN listening area storm reports:

8:35-p.m. – Trees and power lines down near the Cass County Fairground in Atlantic

7:41-p.m. – 64 mph thunderstorm wind gust 4 miles  S/SW of Menlo (MesoNet automated wx station)

7:30-p.m. – Trees down in Casey.

7:28-p.m. – 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust 1 mile NW of Audubon

7:08-p.m. – 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust at the automated wx site at the Atlantic Airport w/50 mph gusts lasting at least 10 minutes.

6:52-p.m. – 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust 4 miles SW of Logan

6:35-p.m. – 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust 4 miles SW of Logan (Harrison County)

6:29-p.m. – 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust 7 miles S/SE of Henderson (Personal weather station); Montgomery County.

6:27-p.m. – thunderstorm wind damage in Oakland – tree down on a house, & power lines down.

6:23-p.m. – 69 mph thunderstorm wind gust 1 mile S/SE of Missouri Valley

6:15-p.m. – Large tree down blocking Main St. in Neola; Power lines down also.

6:14-p.m. – 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust 3 miles SW of Underwood; 66 mph gust in Missouri Valley

6:06-p.m. – 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust 4 miles SW of McClelland

6:05-p.m. – 64 mph thunderstorm wind gust 3 miles W/NW of Silver City

6:04-p.m. – 76 mph thunderstorm wind gust 2 miles NW of Silver City

6:03-p.m. – semi tractor-trailer flipped-over on I-29 2 miles southwest of Crescent (Pottawattamie County)

5:57-p.m. – Tornado reported by law enforcement  miles SE of Council Bluffs.

Other reports:

8:20-p.m. – 66 mph thunderstorm wind gust at the Dsm Intl. Airport

4:45-p.m. – Eppley Airport in Omaha was closed until about 8:25-p.m. to assess thunderstorm wind damage. There were some expected flight delays.

10:30-p.m. – KETV reports damage to Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. The zoo said the upper portions of the zoo will be open and the rest will be closed on Thursday (8/1). The Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari will also be closed on Thursday due to storm damage. Zoo officials said no animals or staff were hurt during the storm.

Numerous trees down in Sac and Dallas Counties.

Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 111. South wind 10 to 20 mph. ** HEAT ADVISORY from 1-p.m. until 7-p.m.**

Tonight: Mostly cloudy showers & thunderstorms likely. Low around 66. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 5-to 15 mph, with gusts to around 20 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 92.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 89. We received .01″ rain. Our Low was 70. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 86 & the Low was 65. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on July 31st, was 104 in 1955. The Record Low was 39, in 1971. Sunrise: 6:14. Sunset: 8:39.

(Radio Iowa) – Thunderstorms have been rolling across Iowa bringing strong winds and heavy rain. Winds were clocked between 60 and 70 miles an hour in Sioux City in western Iowa just before midnight. Numerous power lines were knocked down by falling tree limbs.

Sioux City Fire Captain Ryan Collins says they did have to rescue two people from a home. “A tree had fallen into the house and the occupants were unable to get out on their own and crews were actually able to remove them off their deck using ground ladders and those occupants are being taken care of,” he says. Collins says they had some three dozen calls of trees down on power lines.

He says some neighborhoods were blacked out after losing power and that makes responding more dangerous. “The headlights of the apparatus is the sole means of elimination. It’s tough to see those black power lines that are laying across the road or even large trees that are completely blocking roadways,”Collins says. “A lot of times you’re not going to see it until you’re right up on it. And as always, we respond with caution but especially, you know, after storage, we have to have a little extra bit of caution. We just have to slow it down a little bit.”

Tree down after the storm in Sioux City. (KSCJ photo)

MidAmerican Energy spokesperson Tina Hoffman says line damage from trees can take longer to repair. “Our tree crews often have to get in first to clear away that debris before our line crews can get in and get to work with restoring service,” she says. There were some 1,300 customers without power as of 10 a.m. in Sioux City and Hoffman says they may not have all of the power back on until six this evening.

There were some 16,000 power outages in central Iowa right after the storm came through.

(Radio Iowa) – Thunderstorms have been rolling across Iowa bringing strong winds and heavy rain. Winds were clocked between 60 and 70 miles and hour in Sioux City in western Iowa just before midnight. Numerous power lines were knocked down by falling tree limbs. MidAmerican Energy spokesperson Tina Hoffman says line damage from trees can take longer to repair.

“Our tree crews often have to get in first to clear away that debris before our line crews can get in and get to work with restoring service,” she says.

There were some 13-hundred customers without power as of 10 a-m and Hoffman says they may not have all of the power back on until six this evening.

Today: Mostly sunny, hot & humid. High near 96. Heat index values as high as 111. HEAT ADVISORY in effect from 1-until 9-p.m. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Heat Index around 106 this evening; Partly cloudy & humid w/a chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly after 10pm. Low around 72.
Tomorrow: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 111. South wind 10 to 20 mph.
Tom. Night: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 68.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 94. Our Low this morning was 67. We received .59″ early this morning, in Atlantic (@ KJAN). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 91 & the Low was 61. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on July 30th, was 102 in 1931 & 1947. The Record Low was 39, in 1971. Sunrise: 6:13. Sunset: 8:40.

1:50-a.m.: Emergency management officials in Audubon County reported estimated wind gusts of 55-to 60-mph, along with heavy rain, in Hamlin.

1:35-a.m.: Winds at the airport in Atlantic were gusting from 38-to 52-mph; heavy rain was occurring at around 2-a.m.

1:27-a.m.: A personal weather station 2 miles south of Willey (Carroll) County recorded a 60-mph wind gust.

1:12-a.m.: A public weather station recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph in Neola (Pottawattamie County).

12:05-a.m.: The DOT reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph 5 miles NW of Whiting (Monona County).

Today: Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 102. N/NW winds @ 5-10 mph this morning. HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT from 1-pm until 8-p.m.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 110. SE wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tom. Night: A slight chance of showers & thunderstorms after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Wednesday: A slight chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms;otherwise mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Wednesday Night: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Low around 68.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 88. Our Low this morning was 68. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 88 & the Low was 59. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on July 29th, was 102 in 1917. The Record Low was 46, in 1952. Sunrise: 6:12. Sunset: 8:41.