An Iowa State University climatologist says the current El Nino weather pattern is generally providing Iowa with milder temperatures this winter. Elywnn Taylor says it’s also bringing abundant moisture which is causing sub-soil tiles to run at full capacity to drain the state’s farm fields. Taylor says there’s a big drawback for farmers from El Nino.
“It doesn’t take very much rain in April and early May to make things awfully wet for when they’re planting crops,” Taylor says, “and that can be a real disadvantage.” Taylor says a strong El Nino weather pattern, like we have now, is often historically replaced by the opposite La Nina pattern, which brings drought conditions during the summer and fall.
Taylor says first indications of that won’t be apparent until late March when the sun moves into spring position over the Midwest.
(Radio Iowa)
354 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. PATCHY FOG. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. BREEZY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
MONDAY…CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. WINDY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT.
TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 20S.
EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
TODAY…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COLD. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 20S.
MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WINDY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S.
Today: Partly Cloudy, High near 28. S/SW winds @ 5-10 this morning becoming westerly this afternoon. Wind chill values as low as 5.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 10.
Friday: Mostly Cloudy (a slight chance of snow after noon). High around 32. S/SW @ 5-10. Wind chill values as low as 5.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High near 37. W/NW @ 5-10 in the morning becoming S/SW during the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Sunday: Mo. Cldy & windy, w/flurries possible. High around 30. Windy.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 24. The 24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m. today was 7. Last year on this date we reached 19 for a High and -23 was the low. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 62 in 1938, while the Record Low was -30 in 1905.
346 AM CST THU FEB 4 2016 – The forecast for Cass and area Counties…
EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 15. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.
SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BREEZY.HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM.
EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY…WINDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
TODAY…CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COLDER. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW 10 TO 15. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO15 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 10 TO 15. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
With whiteout conditions being experienced in Atlantic and the rest of the area this morning, Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green says he and other authorities are advising you to stay home, warm and safe, today. Travel conditions are extremely dangerous, with near zero or zero visibility at times due to heavy snow and blowing snow. Roads this morning are, or will be, completely covered with snow. Bridges and overpasses are also reported to be icy. Many businesses, and all schools in the listening area are closed today.
The month of January was a little drier and cooler than normal, but just about average where the High is concerned. The average High temperature last month was 28.4 degrees, which was just 1 degree cooler than normal. The warmest day was the 29th, when we reached 47 degrees.
The average Low was 11.6. That’s 7.8 degrees cooler than normal. The lowest temp of -8 was recorded on Jan. 10th, 16th & 17th. Snowfall for the month amounted to 3.5 inches, while the liquid value of the snow and any other forms of precipitation, amounted to .61″, which was .23″ less than normal (nearly 1/4 of an inch).
(Weather data compiled by KJAN, the official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic).
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