COUNTIES: EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR– issued 341 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

…FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY. READINGS ARE FORECAST TO DROP FROM 32 TO 35 DEGREES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE COLDEST READINGS WILL BE IN RIVER VALLEYS SUCH AS THE NISHNABOTNA VALLEYS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE IMPACTED BY THE FROST. PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT ANY OUTDOOR PLANTS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

SKYSCAN FORECAST                     Saturday April 7, 2012            Chris Parks     

Today: Scattered Shwrs and T’storms before 10am.  Cloudy to Ptly Cldy.  S @ 10-15 becoming NW @ 15-20.  H 64.

Tonight: Areas of Frost after 4am.  Otherwise mostly clear.  NW @ 15-20.  L 32.

Sunday: Areas of Frost before 7am.  Otherwise Sunny. Light winds changing to SW @ 10-20. H 67.

Monday: Mostly Sunny.  H 60.

Tuesday: Sunny.  H 55.

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Here’s the (podcast) Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area….

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342 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT…CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW AROUND 40. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S.

Here’s the (podcast) forecast for the KJAN listening area, and weather stats for Atlantic…

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53 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

SATURDAY…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S.

SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 60.

The Statewide Tornado Watch issued at 10-a.m. was allowed to expire at 11-a.m.. The Watch was issued as part of the Tornado Drill, during Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa.

THE TEST TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED.  REPEAT…THE TEST TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED.  THIS CONCLUDES THE WARNING PHASE OF THE 2012  TORNADO DRILL.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

For information on how you can stay safe during a Tornado Warning, go to: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/dmx/Preparedness/PDFs/Tornadoes.pdf

The National Weather Service has issued a TEST TORNADO WARNING for all counties in Iowa until 10:30-a.m.   The Test Tornado Warning is part of the Statewide Tornado Drill taking place as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa.

If this had been an actual Tornado Warning, broadcasters would have instructed you to take cover immediately. Now is the time to practice what you would do in the event a tornado threatens in your county, including where you would go to find safe shelter in your home, school or place of business, and your family’s plan on keeping in touch if you are separated by a disaster. It’s also a time for local governments to put into effect their plan for emergency response during and following a Tornado Warning.

For information on tornado safety, go to: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/dmx/Preparedness/PDFs/Tornadoes.pdf

Stay tuned to broadcast outlets and/or NOAA Weather Radio for additional weather statements.

The National Weather Service has issued a TEST TORNADO WATCH for all counties in Iowa until 11-a.m.   This is only a test as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa.