Skyscan Forecast Saturday, June 03, 2023 Chris Parks
Today: Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1:00 p.m. Otherwise mostly sunny with a high near 89. ESE @ 5-10.
Tonight: Mostly clear. ENE @ 5-10. Low around 63.
Sunday: A moderate chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Otherwise mostly sunny. E @ 5-10. High 87.
Monday: Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1:00 p.m. Otherwise sunny with a high near 87. ENE @ 10.
Tuesday: Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. High 87.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High 81.
Yesterday’s high was 86 and the low was 61. We picked up 1.16″ of rain in the past 24-hr period at the KJAN studios. This day last year the high was 84 and the low was 57. The all-time record high was 94 set in 2020 and the low was 32 in 1969. Sunrise today is 5:47 a.m. and sunset will be at 8:48 p.m.
(Ames, Iowa) – The latest Iowa Drought Monitor (Released Thursday, June 1) indicated a continued trend toward dryness across the State. Only the north-central & northeast counties are free of drought conditions.The report is released every Thursday, and does not take into account rain received since the report was issued. Atlantic finally received some decent rain Thursday, at slightly more than nine-tenths of an inch. The last time we received over nine-tenths of an inch, was May 5th (.94″). The National Weather Service says a high-pressure system parked over the Great Lakes continues to block any organized weather system from entering the state.
White-No drought; Yellow-Abnormally dry; Tan-Moderate drought; Orange-Severe drought; Red-extreme drought; dark red-Exceptional drought.
Drought areas are categorized from D-O (no drought) to D-4 (Exceptional Drought). The Drought Monitor shows drought conditions continued expanding across the region, from D-O to D-1 (Abnormally Dry) in parts of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. D-2 soil/drought conditions expanded in Iowa and Missouri, while D-3 (Extreme Drought) conditions grew in Missouri. As of May 28th, USDA data revealed more than half of the topsoil moisture was short or very short in Iowa (50%), Missouri (62%), and Michigan (68%), and 40% or more was short or very short in Wisconsin (45%), Ohio (45%), Illinois (42%), and Indiana (40%).
The story for the Midwest was continued drying of soils, low streamflows, and mounting precipitation deficits over the last 1 to 3 months.
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 90.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 85. The Low was 66. We received .93″ rain Thursday. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 79 and the Low was 46. The Record High on this date was 100 in 1934. The Record Low was 36 in 1907. Sunrise is 5:48. Sunset at 8:48.
(Atlantic, Iowa/KJAN) – The month of May in Atlantic, was warmer than average, and much drier. Our average high for the month was 78, while the average low was 50. The normal average High and Low is 73 and 49. Rainfall for the month amounted to 1.72 inches. Normally, we would have received about 4.3 inches.
Here’s what we might expect weather-wise, during the month of June, in Atlantic: An average High of 83, and an average Low of 59. Precipitation typically amounts to 4.98-inches.
KJAN is the OFFICIAL National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic data.
Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 88. The Low was 64. We received a Trace of rain early this morning. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 74 and the Low was 42. The Record High on this date was 99 in 1934. The Record Low was 36 in 1956. Sunrise is 5:48. Sunset at 8:47.
Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light south wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 7 to 11 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 87. The Low was 60. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 79 and the Low was 51. The Record High on this date was 101 in 1934. The Record Low was 31 in 1897. Sunrise is at 5:48. Sunset is 8:45.
(Radio Iowa) – U-S-D-A meteorologist Brad Rippey says abnormally dry conditions are likely to persist in Iowa through the summer. “As we move each day with this dry weather and suddenly warm weather, we’re seeing short term dryness just exploding across the Midwest,” Rippey says. The most recent U-S-D-A Drought Monitor indicates 57 percent of Iowa is either abnormally dry or is experiencing some level of drought. “Dryness that developed last year mid to late summer has lasted through the winter and now we’ve got short term dryness redeveloping over that, so you have not only subsoil moisture depletion, but topsoil moisture depletion as well,” Rippey says. “In those most driest areas, it is starting to have an impact on crops and pastures.”
Areas of severe or extreme drought stretches through four northwest Iowa counties and three counties in southeast Iowa. “We’ve seen these deficits that have built up in terms of rainfall and precipitation starting last year and then lasting through the winter where we had relatively little snowfall to replenish topsoil moisture,” Rippey says, “and now that it’s warmed up we’ve really seen these issues start to compound.”
The definition of “exceptional” drought that’s happening in northwest and southeast Iowa is something that is experienced once every 20 to 50 years according to Rippey. He is not expecting Iowa to have the kind of decades long drought that California has experienced, though.
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 8 to 13 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 85. We received a trace of rain after 7-a.m., Monday. The Low was 63. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 85 and the Low was 60. The Record High on this date was 105 in 1934. The Record Low was 33 in 1930. Sunrise was at 5:49. Sunset is 8:45.
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