Today: Sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 64. Our Low this morning, 35. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 45 and the Low was 37. The Record High on this date was 91 in 1968. The Record Low was 17 in 1908. Sunrise is at 6:15. Sunset will take place at 8:18.

(Radio Iowa) – The eastern Iowa cities along the Mississippi River had to put their flood control measures into place, but have averted any major problems as the river crests today (Monday). National Weather Service Meteorologist, Matt Wilson, says the lack of any rain to go with the slug of water coming downriver from Minnesota snow melt kept the water from surpassing the record.

“We have been very lucky that we haven’t had any significant rainfall to come in on top of this crest. It’s been pretty straightforward for the last week or so, pretty dry here,” he says.”And even up north, we didn’t have too much extra rainfall up there in the last week or so.” He says the Mississippi River rarely rises to the level they are seeing without rainfall contributing to the flood conditions. Wilson is in the N-W-S Quad Cities office and says these high waters are passing without big damage.

“We haven’t had any reports of any type of major levee failure or any kind of major damage in protected areas along the river. Obviously, in the unprotected lowlands along the river, the river rose to its level and affected any structures or roadways that were there,” Wilson says. “But anywhere that was behind a flood wall — by and large we haven’t heard of any damages behind that.” He says there were reports of two minor levee breaks. One was at the Green Island Wildlife Management Area.

“Just south of Bellevue. No structures or roads were impacted by that one. And then another one in Commanche, Iowa, where it was quickly sandbagged. And they had the pumps going so before anybody even really knew that what was going on the crews there were already taking care of it,” he says. Wilson says the forecast is good for allowing the waters to recede.

“Over the next week, we’re expecting broadly, no more than an inch of rain across the states of Iowa and Illinois. And then for the next eight to 14 days after that, we’re also expecting below-average chances for precipitation,” Wilson says. Wilson says that lack of rain should allow the river to go down at a faster rate than normal.

“By the end of May, we’ll have pretty much every site here in Iowa back down below flood stage,” he says. The crest is going to end up somewhere around 21-point-four feet to 21-point-five feet — which would be below the record crest.

(Atlantic, Iowa/KJAN) – The month of April, in Atlantic, was slightly warmer than average, for the most part. Our average high for the month was 64, while the average low was 36. Weather records at KJAN show the normal average High during April is 62 and the Low 37. Rainfall last month came in nearly one-inch below normal, at 2.53-inches. Ordinarily, that would be 3.43-inches.

The warmest day in April was 85, on the 12th. The coolest mornings, with 13 degrees each, occurred on April 5th & 6th.

Here’s what we should expect weather-wise, for May, in Atlantic: An average High of 73, and an average Low of 49. Precipitation typically amounts to 4.32-inches. KJAN is the OFFICIAL National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic data.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 61. Our Low this morning, 39. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 55 and the Low was 35. The Record High on this date was 90 in 1965. The Record Low was 24 in 1909. Sunrise is at 6:17-a.m.  Sunset is at 8:17-p.m.

Today: **WIND ADVISORY FROM 10-AM UNTIL 8-P.M.**Mostly sunny & windy. High near 55. Winds N/NW @ 15-30 mph w/gusts to near 40.

Tonight: Mostly clear & windy. Low around 36.NW @ 15-35.

Monday: Sunny & windy. High near 59. NW @ 15-35.

Tuesday: Sunny & breezy. High 65. N/NW @ 15-25.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 63. Our Low was 36. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 54 and the Low was 42. The Record High on this date was 92 in 1926. The Record Low was 19 in 1958. Sunrise is at 6:19. Sunset will occur at 8:16.

Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Windy.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 62. Our Low this morning, 34. We received .03″ rain, Friday afternoon. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 65 and the Low was 54. The Record High on this date was 93 in 1987. The Record Low was 22 in 1958. Sunrise is at 6:20. Sunset will occur at 8:15.

Today: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a north wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Windy.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Windy.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 69. Our Low 41. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 74 and the Low was 50. The Record High on this date was 94 in 1910. The Record Low was 26 in 1958. Sunrise is at 6:21. Sunset will occur at 8:14.

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 69. South wind 7 to 14 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Windy.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 65. Our Low 36. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 77 and the Low was 48. The Record High on this date was 90 in 1989. The Record Low was 23 in 1950. Sunrise is at 6:23. Sunset will occur at 8:13.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 9 to 13 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 63. Our Low this morning, 36. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 66 and the Low was 24. The Record High on this date was 92 in 1987 & 1989. The Record Low was 15 in 1907.

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. East wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.
Friday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 63. Our was Low 32. We received .03″ rain Monday afternoon. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 51 and the Low was 23. The Record High on this date was 91 in 2012. The Record Low was 20 in 1934. Sunrise is at 6:26. Sunset will be at 8:11.