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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 (Halloween)

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October 31st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of morning fog; Mostly sunny. High 68. NW-SW @ 5-10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 35. SW @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Mo. Sunny. High 74. SW @ 10-20.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High 76.
Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 74.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 65. Our Low this morning, 29. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 52 and the Low was 26. The Record High on this date was 83 in 1950 & 1953. The Record Low was 11 in 1954.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022

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October 30th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light north wind.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. Light south southwest wind.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light south wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Windy.

Skyscan Forecast Saturday 10/29/2022

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October 29th, 2022 by admin

Skyscan Forecast  Saturday, October 29, 2022  Austin Romer

Today: Sunny. S @ 10. High 67.

Tonight: Cloud cover increasing. S @ 5. Low 43.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. NW @ 5. High 65.

Sunday Night: Cloudy. Calm. Low 35.

Monday: Partly cloudy. W @ 10. High 65.

Tuesday: Sunny. S @ 15. High 75.

Yesterday’s high was 65 and the low was 26. This day last year the high was 59 and the low was 29. The all-time record high was 91 set in 1937 and the record low was 8 in 1895. Sunrise is at 7:48 a.m. and sunset tonight will be 6:19 p.m.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Friday, Oct. 28, 2022

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October 28th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of morning fog; Partly cloudy. High 62. E/SE @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: Fair to Partly cloudy. Low 32. SE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 64. SE @ 10-15.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 64.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 68.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 59. Our Low this morning, 30. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 49 and the Low was 45. The Record High on this date was 83 in 1922. The Record Low was 2 in 1925.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022

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October 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy w/spotty light rain. High 58. E/SE @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 33. E @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 62. E @ 10-15.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 64.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 64.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 59. The Low was 25. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 55 and the Low was 48. The Record High on this date was 87 in 1922. The Record Low was 9 in 1997.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Wed., Oct. 26, 2022

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October 26th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy. High 59. NW-SE @ 5-10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 38. SE @ 5.
Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/scattered light showers. High 56. E/SE @ 10-15.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 62.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 66.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 56. The Low was 26. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 59 and the Low was 41. The Record High on this date was 84 in 1956. The Record Low was 14 in 1980

Burn bans now in effect for Montgomery and Page Counties

Ag/Outdoor, News, Weather

October 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak & Clarinda, Iowa) – Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman reports effective immediately, Montgomery County and Page County are placed into an Open Burn Ban by unanimous decision of all Fire Chiefs. The ban prohibits all open and controlled burning in Montgomery County and Page County unless an official burn ban permit has been issued by the proper fire chief.

Citizens are reminded to not throw out cigarettes from moving vehicles and to discontinue burning yard waste, piled tree debris, grass/agricultural ground and set-asides or other items during this ban. Small recreational camp fires are permitted only if they are conducted in a fire place of brick, metal or heavy one-inch wire mesh. Any camp fire not in an outdoor fire place is prohibited.

Violation of a burn ban can subject a person to citation or arrest for reckless use of fire or disobeying a burn ban.

Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals Reported at 7:00 am on Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

October 25th, 2022 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .35″
  • 7 miles NNE of Atlantic  .3″
  • Massena  .31″
  • Anita  .3″
  • Audubon  .34″
  • Oakland  .4″
  • Villisca  .4″
  • Corning  .38″
  • Manning  .36″
  • Guthrie Center  .25″
  • Red Oak  .27″
  • Carroll  .3″
  • Creston  .8″

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022

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October 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of fog this morning; Partly cloudy. High 56. NW @ 10-20 mph.
Tonight: Fair to Partly cloudy. Low 29. NW @ 5.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 58. Winds variable @ 5-10.
Thursday: Mo.Cldy w/scattered light showers. High 56.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 62.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 58. We received .35″ rain. The Low was 31. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 57 and the Low was 35. The Record High on this date was 85 in 1891 & 1940. The Record Low was 14 in 1892.

EDF report predicts drop in yield due to climate change

Ag/Outdoor, News, Weather

October 24th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A new report from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) tries to predict how climate change will affect Midwest crop yields in the next decade and beyond. E-D-F lead senior scientist Eileen McLellan says the report finds climate change will bring corn yields down more than five percent across all Iowa counties. “There’s no question that things are going to get much, much, much worse by 2050. But some of the adaptations, like shifting to a different crop, are going to take quite a few years to implement,” she says. The report’s climate models predict that by 2030, Iowa will see more warm days that are good for corn growth, but will see even more days of extreme heat that will stunt yields.

Iowa State University emeritus professor of agronomy, Gene Takle, says Iowa has had few heat waves compared to other parts of the country and the world. But the state has seen increasing rain. “The takeaway is, yes, there’s going to be some yield declines from the trend line. But because we’re starting at a more favorable condition, it’s not going to be as critical as it might be in some other parts of the world,” Takle says.

McLellan says farmers will have to scale up their climate-friendly practices after 2030 as climate change becomes more dramatic.