The weather experts say we’re fully out of the La Nina pattern now but haven’t yet transitioned into El Nino, which could gradually bring about significant changes in Iowa’s seasonal temperatures, rainfall and snowfall. State climatolgisist Justin Glisan says an El Nino Watch is now posted and sea surface temperatures are near-normal, but changes are coming.
An El Nino pattern typically means Iowa sees more moderate temperatures and better chances for precipitation. Glissan says the computer models show it will arrive soon, perhaps within weeks.
Glisan says forecasters are getting a better idea of the intensity of the incoming El Nino.
Past El Ninos have led to cooler and wetter summers, with milder and less snowy winters in the Northern Plains. Glisan moderated this month’s North Central Regional Climate update for the National Weather Service.
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 81. Our Low this morning, 50. We received .15” rain Thursday evening in Atlantic. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 88 and the Low was 56. The Record High on this date was 94 in 1934 & 1975. The Record Low was 22 in 1894.
Des Moines, Iowa – An approaching cold front is pulling smoke from Canadian wildfires down to ground level, and areas of unhealthy, very unhealthy, and hazardous air quality are being measured across much of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Montana, Minnesota, and North and South Dakota. This smoke is expected to impact Iowa today and tomorrow.
The air quality in Northwest Iowa was impacted first this morning, with a band of heavy smoke working its way through the state from Northwest to Southeast. The smoke is expected to impact central Iowa this evening. Through the overnight hours, northwest winds will move the smoke out in the same pattern, with clearing beginning in far Northwest Iowa by tomorrow morning. Cleaner air statewide is forecast by Friday afternoon. However, intermittent and patchy smoke episodes are possible even throughout the weekend.
Unhealthy levels are anticipated across Iowa as the smoke passes through. Twenty-four-hour averages may reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, and levels considered unhealthy for everyone may be measured. Sensitive groups include older adults, those with respiratory or heart disease, and children. The health impacts of the smoke can be reduced by limiting prolonged outdoor exertion until air quality conditions improve.
Real-time air quality maps and information about the air quality index can be found on EPA’s airnow.gov site. A graphic approximation of the extent and trajectory of the smoke plume can be seen on the map at fire.airnow.gov
Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Patchy smoke after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 84. The Low was 49. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 84 and the Low was 58. The Record High on this date was 94 in 1934. The Record Low was 32 in 1891. Sunrise is 5:59. Sunset at 8:35.
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
Tomorrow: A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tom. Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 80. Our Low this morning was 48. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 78 and the Low was 56. The Record High on this date was 92 in 1908 & 1939. The Record Low was 32 in 1912 & 1973. Sunrise is at 6:00. Sunset will be at 8:34.
Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy.
Monday’s (24-hour) High in Atlantic was 56. The Low was 51. We received .11” rain, Monday. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 82 and the Low was 46. The Record High on this date was 93 in 1939. The Record Low was 25 in 1907. Sunrise is 6:01. Sunset is 8:33.
Today: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 58. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 52. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 74. Our Low this morning, 52. We received just a trace of rain early this morning, in the form of sprinkles & drizzle. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 70 and the Low was 44. The Record High on this date was 91 in 1894 & 2017. The Record Low was 29 in 1929, 1973 and 1983. Sunrise is 6:02. Sunset at 8:32.
Today: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 62. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 82. Our Low this morning, 62. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 86, and the Low was 46. The All-time Record High on May 14th in Atlantic was 97 in 2013. The Record Low was 29, in 1937. Sunrise is 6:03. Sunset is 8:31.
(Nebraska/Iowa) – Parts of central and eastern Nebraska were hit by tornadoes and large hail, Friday, while heavy rain caused street flooding in western Iowa. The National Weather Service in Valley, NE, says in western Iowa, thunderstorm winds caused damage in Hamburg at around 6:45-p.m., with tree limbs broken and shingles blown-off of roofs.
Flash flooding was reported at around 8:25-p.m. in Onawa, where streets were closed and vehicles were left stranded. Rain amounting to 4.4-inches was recorded in Harrison County, about three-miles west of Magnolia, at around 11-p.m., Friday.
Tornadoes and large hail were observed near Ames, Bend, Boone, Colfax, Hooper, North Bend, Oakland, Pawnee, Platte, Scribner, NE, and at least four other communities, with funnel clouds seen elsewhere in the southeastern part of the Cornhusker State.
Damage reports were received from numerous parts of the affected area, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths.
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