Podcast: Play in new window | Download (622.0KB)

Subscribe: RSS

The month of March was a little warmer and drier than normal. Weather stats compiled here at KJAN (The Official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic), show our average High temperature for the month of 57, was 8 degrees warmer than normal, while the average Low of 31, was 6 degrees cooler than the norm. Precipitation (including rain and melted snowfall), amounted to 1.34 inches, which was 1.04 inches below average.

The warmest day here in March, was 75 on the 7th. The coolest morning was 11, on March 1st. For the month of April, we should average out to 62 degrees for a high, according to past records, while the monthly precipitation should amount to 3.43 inches.

Today: Mostly cloudy w/rain and snow likely before 11am. Scattered light rain this afternoon. High 45. NW @ 15-30. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. NW @ 15-25.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 54. NW @ 10-20 w/gusts to around 35..
Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Sunday: P/Cldy & windy. High near 73.
Monday: P/Cldy  & cooler. High near 55.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 53. The Low thru 7-a.m. today was 34. We received .05” of precipitation from 7-am yesterday through 7-a.m. today. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 82 and the low was 13. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 87 in 2003. The Record Low was 13 in 2013.

346 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

TODAY…CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MID MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BEFORE NOON. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

SUNDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. MUCH WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S.

SHELBY IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-

654 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

…SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT…

AT 653 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF OAKLAND…OR 19 MILES WEST OF ATLANTIC…MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

OAKLAND…AVOCA…WALNUT…HANCOCK AND BOTNA BEND PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 66.

INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 48.

658 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

NORTHEASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

SOUTHWESTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

NORTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 657 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE

PANORAMA…OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUTHRIE CENTER…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…

PERRY AROUND 725 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BOUTON…

SPRINGBROOK STATE PARK…LAKIN SLOUGH GAME MANAGEMENT AREA…YALE…

DAWSON…JAMAICA…PERRY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND MINBURN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A

BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO

FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

The National Weather Service, in its Hazardous Weather Outlook for western and south west Iowa, says thunderstorms are likely today and tonight, with a slight risk of severe thunderstorms, mainly from late this afternoon through this evening. The primary threat will be from large hail and damaging winds, but isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out. The threat area is primarily for those counties along and south of Interstate 80.

Stay tuned to KJAN for further weather updates, keep a NOAA Weather Radio handy, or download alerts for your mobile and land line phones through Alert Iowa (http://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/about_HSEMD/alert_iowa.html). Cass County residents can sign up for localized alerts at a link available on our home page at kjan.com (or here: http://entry.inspironlogistics.com/cass_ia/wens.cfm)

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers this morning; Showers &  thunderstorms likely late this afternoon. Some severe storms possible. High 72. S @ 15-30.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, w/the bulk of the storms occurring before 11-pm. Low around 45. S-N @ 10-15 w/gusts to 25.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain. High near 50. N @ 15-20.
Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Low around 33.Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday: A slight chance of rain and/or snow, mainly in the morning. Mo. Cldy. High 43. NW @ 15-25.
Saturday: P/Cldy to Cldy & windy. High near 52.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 64. The Low thru 7-a.m. today was 40. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 76 and the low was 28. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 87 in 1968. The Record Low was 8 in 1964.

346 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TODAY…CLOUDY…BREEZY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. BREEZY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

Today: P/Cloudy to Cloudy & windy. High 68. S @ 15-30.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy & windy. Low around 54. S @ 15-30.

Wednesday: Mo. Cldy w/a 40% chance of shwrs & tstrms. High 70. S @ 15-30.

Wed. Night: Periods of shwrs & tstorms diminishing to light rain. Low 40.

Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/light rain in the morning. High 47.

Friday: Mo. Cldy. High 45.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 65. The Low thru 7-a.m. today was 21. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 61, and the low was 27. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 90 in 1986. The Record Low was 5 in 1969.