(Radio Iowa) – March proved to be a mixed bag when it came to temperatures and precipitation. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says things were slightly wetter than normal. “Precipitation we were above average across much of the state — seven-tenths of an inch preliminarily. Typically we receive about two inches of snowfall and rainfall during March — above-average totals in the southeast two-thirds of the state,” Glisan says. He says there wasn’t anything too out of the ordinary in the temperatures for March. “It was near average when you look at temperatures statewide. We were about 36 degrees for the average temperature there,” Glisan says. “We did have pockets of above-average temperatures in north-central and southeastern Iowa — but basically what we would expect climatologically on the temperature side.”

Glisan says the most notable weather occurrence in March was the deadly tornadoes. “We lost seven individuals form two supercells spawned tornadoes in southern Iowa. This was the highest fatality count we had since the Parkersburg E-F-5 in 2008,” he says. “And it was the first E-F-4 tornado this far north, this early in March.” Glisan says the outlook for this month could give us some April showers “We have actually seen a shift in the precipitation field from the initial outlook issued in the middle of March. And we are seeing a slightly elevated signal for wetter conditions across the state — which would be beneficial in terms of drought conditions. Now we don’t want to get too wet to keep farmers out of the fields, but this is a good signal to have,” according to Glisan.

He says the signals for the temperature are not showing any trend toward warmer or cooler conditions at this point for April.

Today: Partly cloudy. High 55. NW winds @ 10-20 becoming SE this afternoon & diminishing late.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 36. SE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/showers. High around 55. S winds @ 10-20 in the morning becoming NW in the afternoon.
Wednesday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 53.
Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/scattered light rain. High 45.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 52. Our low was 28. We received .13″ rain.  Last year on this date the High was 85 and the Low was 34. The Record High in Atlantic on April 4th was 91 in 1929, & the Record Low was 4, in 1899.

Today: A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: A 10 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 8 to 17 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic (@KJAN), was 60. Our Low this morning, 26.

Skyscan Forecast  Saturday, April 2, 2022  Dan Hicks

Today: Mostly cloudy early then becoming partly cloudy. N @ 10-20. High 56.

Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Light and variable winds. Low 30.

Sunday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. A few afternoon showers possible. S @ 10-20. High 60.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. W @ 5-10. Low 33.

Monday: Partly cloudy. High 58.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. A few showers developing. High 58.

Yesterday’s high was 57 and the low was 15. This day last year the high was 69 and the low was 35. The all-time record high for today was 88 set in 2012. The record low was 13 in 1970. Sunrise this morning is 7:01 a.m. and sunset will be at 7:46 p.m.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Weather data for the month of March, 2022 in Atlantic, shows we were slightly warmer than normal. The warmest days with 73 degrees, were on the 18th & 20th of the month. The average High of 49 was one degrees above average. The average Low of 24 was two-degrees less the average. The coldest mornings, at 1 degree above zero, were on the 11th and 12th.

Precipitation in March (including melted snowfall/ice) amounted to 3.27-inches, which was nearly 9-tenths of an inch above the norm for March. Snowfall for the month amounted to 3.7-inches.

During the month of April in Atlantic, the average High is 62 and the average Low is 37. We typically see 3.43 inches of precipitation (Including melted snowfall). We’ll let you know how the data compared to those stats, when we compile the data next month.

Today: Areas of fog this morning, (otherwise) mostly sunny. High 55 SE winds 5-10 mph.

Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/light rain. Low 36. SE-N @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Light rain ending early; Becoming mostly sunny. High 53. N@ 10-20.

Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a chance of afternoon showers. High 58.

Monday: P/Cldy. High 58.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 36. Our Low this morning, 15. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 51 and the Low was 14. The Record High on this date was 87 in 2003. The Record Low was 14 in 1924.

Today: Mostly cloudy this morning; Becoming P/Cldy this afternoon. High42 NW winds 15-30 mph.

Tonight: Clearing skies & diminishing winds. Low 22.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 55. SE @ 10.

Saturday: Light rain possible early, otherwise P/Cldy. High 50.

Sunday: P/Cldy & warmer. High 63.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 39. Our Low this morning, 29. We received .2” snow Wed. night into this morning at KJAN. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 45 and the Low was 13. The Record High on this date was 87 in 2012. The Record Low was 12 in 1924.

Today: Mostly cloudy w/a chance of light rain. Temps falling from the Low 40’s to the upper 30’s. NW winds 15-25 mph.

Tonight: Cloudy w/a rain or light snow. Low 30. N/NW @ 15-25.

Thursday: Light snow ending in the morning (1-2″ on the grassy areas). High 42. NW @ 15-25.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 55.

Saturday: A chance of light rain in the morning. Mo. Cldy. High 48.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 63. We received just a trace of rain last night at KJAN. Our 24-hour Low (at 7-a.m.), was 36. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 52, and the Low was 22. The Record High was 87 in 1968. The Record Low was 8, in 1964.

Today: Partly cloudy-to-Cloudy w/isolated afternoon showers & thunderstorms. High near 60. SE @ 15-30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/showers and thunderstorms. Low around 39. S winds @ 10-20 becoming NW late & gusting to near 30.
Wednesday: A chance showers & tstrms. High 43. NW @ 15-25.
Thursday: P/cldy to cldy. High 46.
Friday: P/Cldy. High around 55.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 50. The Low was 25. Last year on this date, the High was 76 and the Low was 41. The Record High was 90 in 1986. The Record Low was 5, in 1969.

Today: Partly cloudy. High near 50. SE winds @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 36. SE @ 10-15.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cloudy w/scattered afternoon showers. High near 60. SE @ 15-30.
Wednesday: Cloudy & cooler, w/rain. High 44.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 48.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 42. Our Low was 20. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 56 and the Low was 31. The Record High on this date was 84 in 1910 & 1986. The Record Low was 11 in 1898.