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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024

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January 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: A 20 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as 5. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Tonight: **WINTER STORM WARNING in effect from 6-p.m. through midnight Friday**Snow, mainly after 8pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a north northeast wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 7 by 8am. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a north northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow before 8am, then patchy blowing snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. Windy.

Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. Windy.

Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Blustery.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 27. The Low was 12. Snowfall in Atlantic was four-tenths of an inch (.4″), which yielded .04″ liquid precipitation. Last year on this date, the High was 33 and the Low was 25. The Record High for Jan. 11th in Atlantic, was 55 in 1986. The Record Low was -22, in 1892. Sunrise today: 7:45. Sunset: 5:10.