Temperatures across western Iowa are soaring this afternoon. Here in Atlantic, we hit 91-degrees at 2-p.m..  The old record for this date was 90, in 1981. The National Weather Service says temps are in the upper 80’s to low 90’s.

At 2-p.m. in Carroll, Harlan, Red Oak, Shenandoah and Cherokee, it was 90-degrees. The temps in central Iowa, were only in the mid-to-upper 70’s and low 80’s.

Here’s the (podcast) Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather stats for Atlantic.

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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 6 to 15 mph becoming northwest. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North northwest wind between 7 and 13 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. East northeast wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a east wind between 13 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Windy, with a east wind between 18 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Here’s the Freese-Notis (podcast) forecast for the KJAN listening area, and the weather stats for Atlantic….

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333 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOW IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

FRIDAY NIGHT…SHOWERS LIKELY. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.

Here’s the Freese-Notis (podcast) forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and the weather stats from KJAN News Director, Ric Hanson….

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TODAY…SUNNY…WARMER. PATCHY FROST THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…SUNNY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WARMER. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND  NEAR 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S.

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind between 5 and 13 mph.

Monday: Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind between 5 and 8 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind between 8 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA: EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION– CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS-

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT:

SCATTERED NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DIME SIZED OR SMALLER HAIL.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY:

FROST IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL IOWA SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN LATE IN THE WEEK OR ON SATURDAY. THE STORMS MIDWEEK HAVE A LOW PROBABILITY OF BEING SEVERE. THE CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER INCREASE BY SATURDAY…BUT SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THREAT IS VERY UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.