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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Friday, June 30, 2023

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June 30th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 88.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 90. Our Low was 65. 24-hour rainfall at KJAN (7-a.m. Thursday thru 7-a.m. today) was .75″. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 90, and the Low was 70. The Record High was 101 in 1933. The Record Low was 43 in 1940. Sunrise today is 5:49. Sunset at 8:58.

Thursday morning rainfall/storm damage reports, 6/29/23

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June 29th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

  • KJAN Studios in Atlantic, “.49 rain
  • Thunderstorm wind damage in Orient (Adair County): Tree down.
  • S. of Lewis, a caller reported 3-inches of rain and corn flattened by straight-line winds.
  • 4 miles E/NE of Red Oak, 62 mph wind gust was recorded by a personal weather station
  • 4 miles E. of Afton, 63 mph gust wind; trees damages (public reports)
  • Thunderstorm wind damage in Winterset; tree down on West N. Street
  • Numerous downed trees in Thurman (Fremont County)

Other reports from around southwest Iowa:

Corning, .83″.
Cumberland, 2.5 inches
Griswold, 3 inches
Harlan, .16″
Lewis, 1.5 inches
North of Massena, 2.4inches
Treynor, .55″
Wiota, 1-inch of rain.

 

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Thursday, June 29, 2023

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June 29th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tomorrow: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Northeast wind around 8 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tom. Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Wed., June 28, 2023

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June 28th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Air Quality Alert in effect. A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning (mainly before 8am). Mostly Sunny & breezy. High near 90. South winds at 10-20 mph w/gusts to near 25.

Tonight: Partly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Low 67.

Thursday: Partly sunny w/a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. High near 90. NE @ 5-10.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 87.

Saturday: A 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 82.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 86. Our Low was 55. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 85, and the Low was 58. The Record High was 103 in 1936. The Record Low was 50 in 1896 & 2006. Sunrise today is 5:48. Sunset at 8:58.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Tue., June 27, 2023

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June 27th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Widespread haze before 3pm, then widespread haze after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4am. Widespread haze before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tomorrow: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tom.Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the evening. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 80. Our Low this morning was 52. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 83, and the Low was 50. The Record High was 103 in 1934. The Record Low was 43 in 1938, 1958, & 1968. Sunrise today is 5:48. Sunset at 8:58.

Tornado nearly takes out Weather Service office in Davenport

News, Weather

June 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Staff at the National Weather Service office at the Davenport Airport had to leave their posts and seek shelter as a weekend tornado nearly hit their building. Meteorologist Rich Kinney says an E-F-zero twister with winds around 75 miles an hour touched down near the Iowa 80 truck stop in Walcott around 10:30 on Saturday night. While it was a weak tornado, Kinney says it could’ve been a disaster had it struck a few hours earlier in the evening.

“This tornado also tracked over the Davenport Airport where we had a lot of vendors set up for the Quad City Air Show,” Kinney says. “So there was some pretty good damage to canopies, tents, equipment out there. Some of that was also due, of course, to straight line winds.” The tornado followed Interstate 80 eastward and hopped over the town of Mount Joy, carving a ten-mile path over about 15 minutes. Kinney says all of the practice and training paid off as the National Weather Service crew stayed at their computers as long as they could before evacuating as the twister approached.

“We had our staff take shelter in our storm shelter for a few minutes while the La Crosse (Wisconsin) Weather Service office backed us up,” Kinney says. “They actually issued a warning for us, and then when the threat passed, we resumed normal operations.” There’s damage to some houses, buildings, trees and power lines in that area of Scott County but no one was reported hurt. The same storm system brought strong winds to parts of northeast Iowa and dropped tennis ball-sized hail near Ottumwa.

Photo by Lance Shaeffer of Davenport, NWS spotter

“These tornadoes can develop very quickly, so it’s hard to get a lot of lead time, but our meteorologists were on top of it,” Kinney says. “We issued the warning quickly and were able to provide some heads-up time as this actually moved into a little bit more populated areas north of Davenport.” On the plus side, he says the storms brought some areas of the drought-plagued state up to two inches of rainfall.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Monday, June 26, 2023

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June 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind 6 to 11 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 78. Our Low this morning, 59. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 79, and the Low was 47. The Record High was 103 in 1934 & 1936, and the Record Low was 43, in 1902. Sunrise today is 5:47. Sunset at 8:58.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday June 25, 2023

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June 25th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Windy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 87. Our Low this morning, 62. We received .79″ rain in Atlantic, Saturday at the KJAN Studios. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 84, and the Low was 52. The Record High was 106 in 1937, and the Record Low was 40, in 2004.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley Saturday 06/24/2023

Weather

June 24th, 2023 by admin

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Windy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

Yesterday’s high was 91 and the low was 62. This day last year the high was 84 and the low was 70. The all-time record high was 105 set in 1937. The record low was 41 in 1961. Sunsrise is 5:47 a.m. and Sunset is 8:57 p.m.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley Friday 06/23/2023

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June 23rd, 2023 by admin

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: A moderate chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday Night: A moderate chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Yesterday’s high was 91 and the low was 59. This day last year the high was 86 and the low was 64. The all-time record high was 105 set in 1937. The record low was 44 set in 1958. Sunrise is 5:46 a.m. and sunset is 8:57 p.m.