(Radio Iowa) – The calendar says fall but the thermometer says summer. Forecasters say much of Iowa’s southern half will see near-record high temperatures in the low 90s today (Friday) through Sunday. State climatologist Justin Glisan says it could be the start of a trend as the El Nino pattern is setting up, which may mean Iowans will be facing a warmer-than-normal winter ahead.

“We are getting a clear signal in the climate prediction outlooks for December, January, February, meteorological winter, which are showing elevated chances of warmer conditions across the upper Midwest including Iowa,” Glisan says. “This meshes well with previous years in which we’ve seen El Nino in wintertime and into early spring.” Glisan says it’s still too early to predict how much precipitation may fall in the winter ahead, including rain, freezing rain and snow.

“So we’ve had years in which we’ve seen above-average precipitation, we’ve seen years in which we’ve been below-average,” Glisan says, “so as of right now, not a clear signal in terms of precipitation, but definitely we’re looking at the potential for a warmer winter.”

While traditional calendars have winter starting on December 21st this year, the climatological winter Glisan referred to is from December 1st through the end of February.

(Harlan, Iowa) – Officials with the Shelby County Emergency Management Agency report the County will be going into a burn ban, starting Sunday, October 1st. The ban is being implemented due to a high fire danger, and water shortages around the county. The Shelby County EMA will update residents when the ban is lifted.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 82. Our Low was 47. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 71 and the Low was 34. The Record High for Sept. 29th in Atlantic was 96 in 1953, and the Record Low was 17, in 1899. Sunrise is at 7:14. Sunset at 7:06.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 77. Our Low this morning, 47. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 68 and the Low was 31. The Record High for Sept. 28th in Atlantic was 100 in 1953, and the Record Low was 22, in 1908. Sunrise is at 7:13. Sunset at 7:07.

Today: Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 76. Our Low this morning (As of 5-a.m.), was 49. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 76 and the Low was 31. The record High for Sept. 27th was 94 in 2021. The Record Low was 28, in 1893. Sunrise is at 7:12-a.m. Sunset will be 7:09-p.m.

Today: Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northeast wind 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East northeast wind around 56 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Breezy.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Light west wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm, otherwise mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 80. Our Low this morning (As of 5-a.m.), was 53. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 77 and the Low was 41. The record High for Sept. 25th was 90 in 1897. The Record Low was 25, in 1893. Sunrise is at 7:10-a.m. Sunset will be 7:13-p.m.

Today: Sunny with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear with a low around 54.

Monday: Mostly sunny with a high near 77. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly sunny with a high near 75.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny with a high near 75.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 76. Our Low was 55. Rainfall at KJAN from 7-a.m. Saturday to 7-a.m. Sunday amounted to .25″.

Today:  Showers and thunderstorms likely. High near 77. Breezy with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph5. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. 5

Tonight:  A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday:  Sunny with a high near 76. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday:  Sunny with a high near 77.

Tuesday:  Sunny with a high near 79.

Friday:  Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly this morning. Cloudy with a high near 74. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night:  A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday:  Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. High near 78. Windy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday:  A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Monday:  A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.