(Radio Iowa) – While parts of Iowa saw up to two inches of rain on Monday, it may be too little, too late for many of the crops that have been critically damaged by the long string of hot, dry days. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U-S-D-A’s Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, says there are big differences in corn crop conditions across the region, especially compared to areas in northwest Iowa that are in extreme drought.
“We really have done the damage already and things are looking pretty bleak in some places,” Todey says. “We have some places that we could maybe still help limp through a little bit, but it’s interesting because in contrast, you go up to northeast South Dakota or eastern Iowa, parts of Minnesota, conditions are pretty good.” While any more rain that falls on Iowa this week may green up our lawns a bit, Todey says precipitation at this stage on the calendar will be of limited help to farmers.
“There are still some chances for some rainfall, some hit-and-miss rainfalls, that could help some soybeans still, but we’re late enough now, the chances of being able to help much are not great,” Todey says. “Then the overall outlooks, they’re not terribly optimistic for great improvement.” The latest map from the U-S Drought Monitor shows moderate drought now stretches all the way from Iowa’s eastern border to the western border and that about 64 of the state’s 99 counties are in some form of drought.
“The other thing we’re concerned about now is starting to look towards fall soil moisture recharge,” Todey says. “We’re going to need some rainfalls in the fall to get some moisture back in the soils.” The climate outlooks show above-normal temperatures and below-normal rain for most of the region through much of September.
Today: Mostly cloudy w/rain ending this morning; Becoming Partly cloudy. High 76. N @ 10.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 55.
Tomorrow: Areas of fog in the morning; Mo. Sunny. High 80. E/SE @ 10-15.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 83.
Friday: Mo. Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High near 80.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 69. Our Low this morning, 62. 24-hour rainfall (7-am Mon.-7-a.m. today) at KJAN amounted to .88.” Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 86 and the Low was 56. The Record High on this date was 105 in 1936. The Record Low was 48 in 1966.
Today: Partly-to-mostly cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 78. E @ 10-15.
Tonight: Showers & thunderstorms. Low 63. E @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Showers ending in the morning; P/Cldy. High 78. N @ 10-15.
Wednesday: Mo. Sunny. High near 80.
Thursday: Mo. Sunny. High 83.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 83. As of 5-a.m. Today, we had received a trace of rain. Our Low was 60. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 84 and the Low was 49. The Record High on this date was 103 in 1937. The Record Low was 40 in 1929.
Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers. High near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm; Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East @ 10-20 mph.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 73. East wind 10 mph.
Wednesday: A chance of showers in the morning, otherwise mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 88. Our Low this morning was 56. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 85 and the Low was 49. The Record High was 107 in 1936. The Record Low was 45 in 1929.
Today: Partly Cloudy with a high of 92, SW @ 15.
Tonight: Partly Cloudy with a low of 64.
Sunday: Mostly Cloudy with a high of 87, NE @ 10.
Monday: Cloudy with a 65% chance of rain with a high of 75, E @ 10.
Tuesday: Cloudy with a 40% chance of rain in the morning with a high of 87, SE @ 10.
Yesterday’s high was 91 and this morning’s low 69. This day last year the high was 85 and the low 49. The record high for August 13 is 101 set in 1913 and the record low is 39 set in 1964. Sunrise today is 6:26 am and this evening’s sunset will be at 8:23 pm.
Skyscan Forecast Friday, August 12, 2022 Dan Hicks
Today: Partly cloudy. S @ 10-20. High 94.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. S @ 5-10. Low 72.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. S 10-15 shifting to NW in the afternoon. High 96.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. NW @ 5-10. Low 66.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 90.
Monday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. A few scattered showers and t’storms. High 86.
Skyscan Forecast Saturday, August 11, 2022 Dan Hicks
Today: Partly cloudy. SE @ 10. High 92.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. SE @ 5. Low 70.
Friday: Partly cloudy. SE @ 10-15. High 92.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. S @ 10-15. Low 69.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High 95.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. A few isolated t’storms possible. High 90.
Yesterday’s high was 92 and the low was 57. This day last year we had a high of 91 and low of 63. The all-time record high was 104 in 1894. The record low was 40 set in 1902. Sunrise is at 6:24 a.m. and Sunset will be at 8:25 p.m.
Skyscan Forecast Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Dan Hicks
Today: Patchy fog early, then mostly sunny. SW @ 10-15. High 92.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. SW @ 10. Low 68.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of isolated thunderstorms. E @ 10. High 90.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. SE @ 5. Low 65.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of isolated thunderstorms. High 90.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High 94.
Today: Areas of fog this morning; Mo. Sunny. High 85. SE @ 5-10.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 60. SE @ 5.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 92. SW @ 10-15.
Thursday: P/Cldy w/isolated showers & thunderstorms. High around 90.
Friday: Isolated showers/thunderstorms. High near 90.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 80. The Low was 53. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 91 and the Low was 65. The Record High on this date was 111 in 1934. The Record Low was 44 in 1927.
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