Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a southeast wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday: A slight chance of rain between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Windy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then rain likely. Low around 40. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 45. Our Low this morning was 20. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 54 and the Low was 32. The Record High on this date was 85 in 1895. The Record Low was 6 in 1894.
Today: Mostly sunny. High 47. N @ 10-20 mph.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 23. Winds light & variable.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy. High near 50. E @ 5-10.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 56.
Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 68.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 53. Our Low this morning, 26. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 57 and the Low was 37. The Record High on this date was 88 in 1907. The Record Low was -2 in 1955.
The National Weather Service in Omaha has expanded a Red Flag Warning issued for Harrison and Monona Counties, to include Pottawattamie and Mills Counties. The Warning is in effect from Noon today until 9- p.m., and is for extreme fire danger due to high wind and very low relative humidity. Any fires that ignite may spread quickly and be very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged. Also, please do not throw cigarettes from your vehicle.
A Wind Advisory remains in effect for most of Iowa, until 7-p.m. Gusty winds of 25-to 50 miles per hour can blow around unsecured objects, and snap tree limbs – which may result in downed power lines. If driving, keep a firm grip on the steering wheel, especially in high profile vehicles. 
Today: **Wind Advisory from 10-a.m. until 7-p.m.** Partly cloudy & windy. High 52. NW @ 20-35 mph+.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 23. NW @ 10.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 49. N @ 10-15.
Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High around 50.
Monday: Mo. cloudy. High 56.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 41. Our Low this morning, 33. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 45 and the Low was 38. The Record High on this date was 91 in 1907. The Record Low was 5 in 1894.
A WIND ADVISORY continues today for Iowa. The Advisory, for gusty northwest winds of 25-to 50-mph, is in effect from 10-a.m. until 7-p.m.
* IMPACTS…Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Red Flag Warning (Noon-7-pm) for counties in pink; Wind Advisory for counties in tan.
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
In addition, a RED FLAG WARNING for high wind and very low relative humidity, is in effect for Harrison and Monona Counties in our listening area, from Noon today until 9-p.m.
* Impacts…Any fires that ignite may spread rapidly, exhibit extreme behavior and be very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Monona-and Harrison Counties: A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12-P.M. (NOON) FRIDAY THROUGH 9-P.M. FRIDAY, FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
* Winds…Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* Relative Humidity…As low as 17 percent.
* Impacts…Any fires that ignite may spread rapidly, exhibit extreme behavior and be very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
(Radio Iowa) – The new map from the U-S Drought Monitor shows soil conditions in Iowa are improving, slightly, thanks to rain and snow in the past week. The broader picture for the Midwest is worsening, however, with drought conditions expanding over much of the Northern Plains. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U-S-D-A’s Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, says some crops in the region are already stressed. “We have, obviously, great concerns for winter wheat right now because that area that is in drought and has been in drought extending is much of that winter wheat area from the Central Plains south,” Todey says. “Still a lot can happen but there’s been damage done to it because of drought and some other things.”
The worst of the drought in our state is isolated in far west-central Iowa, and for the region, the driest areas are also to the west. “Most of the major drought areas are just west of the major corn and soybean growing areas but it’s right on the edge,” Todey says, “and the areas that are dry and hot are on the western part of the Corn Belt, so we do have risk there.”
Todey notes much of South Dakota and Nebraska saw less than half of the normal snowfall for the winter. He says there is a big contrast in conditions across the Midwestern crop production areas. “You have a two sides issue with crop production: potential for it being too dry in the far west and the potential for it being too wet — at least as we get started — in the east,” Todey says. “In between is kind of an ‘unknown’ area, Iowa, Illinois, we have some dry areas but we can work with those if we get rainfall.”
The latest map from the U-S Drought Monitor shows roughly 41 Iowa counties are in the category of “abnormally dry,” improving from 45 counties last week. The new map shows 34 counties are in “moderate drought,” versus 36 a week ago. Large sections of Monona and Woodbury counties are listed as “severe drought,” that’s unchanged, while there are around 22 counties where soil moisture levels are considered “normal,” an improvement from 16 counties last week.
Today: Mostly cloudy w/sprinkles or flurries this morning. High 42. NW @ 15-25 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy to P/Cldy. Low 29. NW @ 10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 52. NW @ 15-25.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High around 50.
Sunday: Mo. cloudy. High near 50.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 38. Our Low this morning, 34. We received a Trace of precipitation (After 7-a.m.), Wednesday. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 42 and the Low was 36. The Record High on this date was 83 in 1967. The Record Low was -2 in 1974.
(Lewis, Iowa) – ISU Field Agronomist and Extension Outreach Aaron Saeugling, Wednesday (March 23rd), provided the latest answer to the questions of “How dry are we,” and “Is there a lack of subsoil moisture this spring?” Saeugling says he wants to put into perspective where we are, related to past and current conditions in southwest Iowa. (See the chart below for monthly precipitation dating back to 2014).
Saeugling says “If we look at last year 2020 as a record breaking crop year we notice a few things that spring was abnormally dry with just enough moisture in July to produce a crop. We also notice the October precipitation in 2020m was dramatically lower causing a poor sub soil moisture going into the 2021 crop year.”
“This current crop year,” he says, “We have adequate subsoil moisture based on good October rains in excess of 4 inches. While yes January and February were a record low levels of precipitation the amount so far in march will more than make up for the dry winter.” Saeugling said also, “No knows what the future holds, but we are in a better place now for subsoil moisture than in past springs.”
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