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October 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

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September 2016 weather stats for Atlantic

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October 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The month of September was warmer, cooler and wetter than average, in Atlantic. Weather stats compiled at the KJAN studios (The OFFICIAL National Weather Service reporting & record-keeping site for Atlantic), reveal the Average High temperature for the month was 80.3-degrees, or 3.9-degrees warmer than normal.

The Average Low temp for the month was 55.7, or 4.6-degrees cooler than normal. Rainfall for September amounted to 6.2-inches. That was 2.39-inches greater than the normal rainfall of 3.81-inches.

The warmest day for the month was Sept. 21st, at 91 degrees. The coolest days were on the 29th and 30th, when we bottomed out at 41. Looking ahead to October, on average, the High for the month is 64.1, while the average Low is 39. Rainfall in October typically amounted to 2.76 inches.

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NWS forecast for Atlantic & the area, 10/1/16

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October 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Cloudy, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Areas of fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Calm wind.
Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy.

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Skyscan Forecast 10-01-2016

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October 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Skyscan Forecast Saturday, October 1, 2016 Chris Parks

Today: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Light northeast wind.

Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

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West Nile virus still a threat to Iowa

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October 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reminding you to remember to protect yourself against mosquitoes if you are out taking advantage of the remaining warm fall days. Deputy State Epidemiologist Ann Garvey says one threat in particular is still looming. “Late summer and early fall through October is really the peak time when we see West Nile transmission,” Garvey says. ” I think that a lot of us are pretty cognizant and throw in the sunscreen and throw in the bug repellent in the summer months. But as we get into the fall, sometimes we forget that.”

Doctor Garvey says you should remember the key times of the day when the mosquitoes are active. “Mosquitoes here in Iowa that transmit West Nile Virus are most active from really the dusk ’til dawn hours. And so again — it’s important to wear repellent — especially during those hours,” Garvey says. Garvey says the West Nile carrying mosquitoes like stagnant water to breed in, so it is important to dump out standing water.

There’s been a lot of water in some areas due to flooding, but she says that doesn’t mean the population of West Nile mosquitoes has dramatically increased. “Generally speaking when we have flooding events we tend to see what we call flood water mosquitoes, which aren’t as good at transmitting diseases like West Nile virus,” Garvey explains. “But this time we are having kind of the peak West Nile season overlap with some of out flood events So, while a majority of those mosquitoes in flooding events will be floodwater mosquitoes, there will be some that are the likely types that can transmit West Nile Virus.”

There have already been more than one dozen cases of West Nile confirmed. She says there have been 15 human cases confirmed and they are investigating several more which leads them to believe they will have more cases than last year. There are also cases of West Nile in horses and in mosquitoes caught in monitor traps, so Garvey says they know it is out there. Mosquitoes like the warm fall nights just like you do.

“Mosquitoes do really well in the 80-degree temperatures and above. And they do okay in the 70-degrees. Once we get kind of below the 60’s, it’s pretty cold for them and they often go dormant,” Garvey says. Doctor Garvey says the best repellent contains the chemical known as DEET, and says you should read the label before applying it to children.

West Nile can be fatal in some cases, and the last time that happend in Iowa was in 2010 whent there were two deaths. For more information about West Nile virus, visit the Iowa Department of Public Health’s website.
idph.iowa.gov

(Radio Iowa)

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