AREA COUNTIES: CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD…948 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS…WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS…HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE ISSUES WITH THE STRONG
WINDS…AND ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OUT DOORS MAY BECOME LOFTED DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND A WINTERY MIX OF PRECIPITATION, IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3-P.M. TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL AND GREENE, AND UNTIL 10-A.M. TODAY FOR MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY AND POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES.

LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST NORTHEAST THIS MORNING BEFORE EXITING INTO WISCONSIN BY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE MAINLY RAIN SOUTH…BUT A MIX ACROSS  THE ADVISORY AREA FROM FREEZING RAIN TO SLEET AND SNOW SOUTH TO  NORTH BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AS THE SYSTEM EXITS AND WINDS.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA WITH MANY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS BECOMING COATED IN ICE. A PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY LATE
MORNING TO AROUND MIDDAY AND ENDING ALTOGETHER BY 3PM OR 4PM.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED WITH VERY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL SHARPLY INCREASE WEST TO EAST
BETWEEN 10AM AND 2PM. SUSTAINED SPEEDS MAY REACH 25 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY BRIEFLY COINCIDE WITH
SNOW PRODUCING LOW VISIBILITIES AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL.

* IMPACTS…ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT…ROAD TEMPERATURES
REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN…SLEET OR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO COMPOUND THE SITUATION WITH LIMITED
VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET, OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

Area Counties: Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas–
705 AM CST Tue Jan 10 2017

…Roads will remain slick in spots this morning…

Air and most road temperatures were above freezing from the Interstate 80 corridor toward Waterloo, but some roads were slow to warm from the prolonged cold and were struggling to rise  above freezing. This may result in some roads remaining slick and icy through 9am or 10am.

Motorists and pedestrians are encouraged to watch for slick spots through the morning commute as road and sidewalk conditions may  vary from location to location.

Today: Cloudy w/a chance of light rain or drizzle becoming mixed w/and changing to light snow before diminishing this afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. High early around 39, w/temps slipping into the upper 20’s this afternoon. NW @ 15-30.

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy. Low 24. W winds becoming SE after midnight at 10-20.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy. High 34. S winds becoming N @ 10-20mph.

Thursday: Mo. Cldy & colder, w/flurries possible. High 18.

Friday: Mo. Cldy. High 22.

Our 24-hour High in Atlantic (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 39. We received .03“ of an inch of rain this morning (Through 7-a.m.) Our 24-Hour Low was 14. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 14 and the low was -8. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 59 in 1928. The Record Low was -27 in 1982.

HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES IN WESTERN IOWA:
611 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TODAY.

* TIMING…RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 9 OR 10 AM.

* MAIN IMPACT…UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME VERY
SLICK. RAISED SURFACES MAY ACCUMULATE A LIGHT COATING OF ICE
WHERE SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES… AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

SOME SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING… ALTHOUGH AIR TEMPERATURES WERE AT OR ABOVE FREEZING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. ROAD TEMPERATURES FROM OVERNIGHT COOLING WERE STILL HOVERING AROUND THE FREEZING MARK.

THIS MAY LEAD TO SCATTERED SLICK SPOTS…ESPECIALLY ON LESS Traveled OR UNTREATED AND ELEVATED SURFACES THROUGH 7-AM. MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DRIVE DEFENSIVELY INTO THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE AS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION.

MONONA COUNTY: WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN UNTIL 10-A.M. TODAY.

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE COUNTIES: WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTERY MIX OF SNOW…SLEET & FREEZING RAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TODAY.

* TIMING…A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY AND ENDING ALTOGETHER BY 3PM OR 4PM.

Winter Weather Advisory for counties shaded in purple.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. VERY MINOR SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR IN THE SAME AREA. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE NO MORE THAN SEVERAL HUNDREDTHS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL SHARPLY INCREASE WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 10AM AND 2PM. SUSTAINED SPEEDS MAY REACH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY BRIEFLY COINCIDE WITH SNOW PRODUCING LOW VISIBILITIES AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL.

* IMPACTS…ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT…ROAD TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN…SLEET OR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO COMPOUND THE SITUATION WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET, OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Early This Morning: Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light rain. Not as cold. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Today: Cloudy with light rain likely through mid morning, then cloudy with light rain likely possibly mixed with freezing rain and snow before noon. Mostly sunny in the afternoon. Areas of blowing snow before noon. Breezy. No snow accumulation. A light glazing expected. High in the upper 30s. West wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Tonight: Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy before midnight then becoming partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy early in the morning. Low in the mid 20s. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. High in the mid 30s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light snow after midnight. Colder. Low 5 to 10 above. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph through midnight.
Thursday: Partly sunny. Colder. High in the lower 20s. North wind around 10 mph.
Friday: Cloudy. High 15 to 20.

346 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2017

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR MONONA COUNTY.

* TIMING…RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION AFTER 5 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH 9 OR 10 AM.

* MAIN IMPACT…UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLICK AND RAISED SURFACES MAY ACCUMULATE A LIGHT COATING OF ICE WHERE SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High 34. SE @ 10-20.

Tonight: Cloudy w/light rain-freezing rain. Low 32. S @ 10-20.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/light mixed precip. in the morning changing to light snow. High 36. NW @ 15-25.

Wednesday: Mo. Cldy. High 34.

Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/flurries. High 18.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 26. Our 24-Hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 8. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 10 and the low was -7. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 58 in 2002. The Record Low was -23 in 1974.