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NWS forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: 3/12/2014

Weather

March 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a north northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Wind Advisory for all of SW/Western IA thru 10-p.m. Tue. (3/11)

Weather

March 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS- ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGEWIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM.

* TIMING…THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS…NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE SHIFT NORTH TO NORTHWEST BY AROUND SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS…ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS NOT FASTENED DOWN WILL LIKELY BE

BLOWN AROUND DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION…THERE IS THE

POTENTIAL FOR RAIN AND POSSIBLY SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO

THE EVENING HOURS…AND COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE

DIFFICULT TRAVEL…ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS.

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.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Weather

March 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
1224 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

…STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING…

GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA. THE STRONGEST WINDS
SHOULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS
EVENING.

DRIVING…ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST HIGHWAYS…MAY BE DIFFICULT
DUE TO THE GUSTY NORTH WIND.

Wind Advisory for western/sw IA today (Tuesday)

Weather

March 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTY: HARRISONWIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

COUNTIES:  SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING

* WINDS…NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.

* TIMING…THE WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID AFTERNOON…PEAKING
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON TIME FRAME…AND THEN DECREASE BY MID
EVENING.

* IMPACTS…OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THAT THEY ARE NOT
BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS…ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST
ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

NWS forecast for the KJAN listening area: 3/11/2014

Weather

March 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: Rain likely before 5pm, then rain and snow. Temperature rising to near 42 by 8am, then falling to around 38 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a north northeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow between 10pm and 1am. Low around 24. Windy, with a north wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Scattered flurries before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Mon., 3/10/2014

Podcasts, Weather

March 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis Weather forecast and weather info. for Atlantic.

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Weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area

Weather

March 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

346 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

TUESDAY…CLOUDY…BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN BEFORE NOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON…THEN RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  AROUND 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties: Sun., 3/9/2014

Weather

March 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny…breezy. Much warmer. High in the upper 50s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Low in the mid 30s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph through midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny. High in the mid 60s. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low in the upper 30s. North wind near 5 mph shifting to the east after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning… Then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Breezy…cooler. High in the mid 40s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Tuesday Night: Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain and snow through midnight. Breezy…colder. Low in the upper 20s.

Wednesday And Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. High in the lower 40s. Low in the upper 20s.

Thursday Through Friday: Mostly clear. High in the mid 50s. Low 29 to 34.

NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties in Iowa

Weather

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

331 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY…COLDER. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW AROUND 20. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. MUCH WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S.

TUESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: 3/7/14

Weather

March 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

346 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TODAY…CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…COLDER. LIGHT SNOW AND A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN LIGHT SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGH 32 TO 56. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 20 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGH 56 TO 61.