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Freese-Notis Skyscan Forecast & weather stats: Tue., May 27th 2014

Weather

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(Update 5-a.m. 5/27/14)

Today: Cloudy to P/Cloudy w/Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 84. W/SW @ 5-10.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light & variable winds.

Wednesday: P/Cldy w/isolated shwrs & tstrms possible. High near 83. NE @ 5-10. Wed. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. E/NE @ 5-10.

Thursday: P/Sunny. High near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thu. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Friday: P/Sunny w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 83.

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Monday’s High in Atlantic was 81. Our low (as of 5-a.m. today) was 62. Rainfall from 7-am Monday thru 5-a.m today, was .04″.

NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Tue., May 27 2014

Weather

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 3 to 6 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 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.                                                                                                             Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Special Weather Statement: Carroll-Audbubon-Guthrie Counties

Weather

May 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF..CARROLL…JEFFERSON…BOONE…AUDUBON…EXIRA…GUTHRIE CENTER…PANORA…BAYARD…CASEY

755 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

..STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF IOWA THIS EVENING…

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID EVENING. THE STORMS MAY BRIEFLY PULSE UP AND BECOME STRONG. IF THAT OCCURS THEN HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES WOULD BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH WIND GUST TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RAINFALL RATES OF AN INCH AND A HALF AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

 

IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

(Updated) NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area 5/26/14

Weather

May 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today (Memorial Day) – Scattered showers and thunderstorms & patchy fog this morning, otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South winds @ 5-10 mph
Tonight – Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. S/SW wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday – Partly Sunday w/a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 83. SW wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tue. Night – Mo. Cldy w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 63. W/NW wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday – Mo. Sunny w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 85. E/NE wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wed. Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Thursday – Mo. Sunny w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 83.

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Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 79. Our low this morning (as of 5-a.m. was 63). Rainfall yesterday and this morning was .67″ (as of 5-a.m.).

NWS Forecast for the KJAN listening area: 5/26/2014

Weather

May 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

346 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

TODAY…PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT… THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 60S.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.

Hazardous Weather Outlook for western/sw Iowa

Weather

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-456 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014

TONIGHT AND MONDAY: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT…AND THEN AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEVERE WEATHER IS GENERALLY NOT EXPECTED…BUT SOME GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS THIS EVENING AND ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY:
THERE IS AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH MONDAY.

Special Weather Statement: Audubon-Cass-Adams-Taylor-Ringgold Counties

Weather

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AUDUBON-CASS-ADAMS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…AUDUBON…EXIRA…ATLANTIC…CORNING…
BEDFORD…LENOX…NEW MARKET…MOUNT AYR
445 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014

…SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST
IOWA…

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AND INTENSIFYING FROM FAR
NORTHWEST MISSOURI INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO
THE NORTH NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH…NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

Special Weather Statement for Adair County

Weather

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

439 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014

…STRONG STORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA…

AT 438 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENFIELD…MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM ALONG WITH NICKEL HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…GREENFIELD…FONTANELLE…BRIDGEWATER…GREENFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND NODAWAY PARK.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS…AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS…FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

Special Weather Statement: Fremont/Page/Mills/Montgomery Counties

Weather

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

258 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MILLS…NORTHWESTERN PAGE…SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT…

AT 258 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SIDNEY…OR 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM…ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

SIDNEY…ESSEX…RANDOLPH…IMOGENE…WAUBONSIE STATE PARK AND PIERCE

RECREATION AREA.

NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Sun., May 25th 2014

Weather

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Memorial Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tue. Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.