Here’s the forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, & weather stats for Atlantic….

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356 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 Nat’l. Weather Service/Des Moines

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE NOON. WINDY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOW IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 40S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.

For MONONA & HARRISON Counties….

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE issued 325 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

…DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY…

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON TUESDAY, BRINGING LITTLE CHANGE TO TEMPERATURES BUT MUCH DRIER AIR. BEHIND THE FRONT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH, WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HIGH FIRE DANGER.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT BY NOON TUESDAY ACROSS THE AREA, AND WILL REMAIN LOW UNTIL SUNSET. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

401 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012 National Weather Service/Des Moines

TODAY…SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW AROUND 60.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.

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

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353 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012

TODAY…CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S.

Here’s the forecast for the KJAN listening area on Thursday, March 22nd 2012….

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359 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 National Weather Service/Des Moines

EARLY THIS MORNING...SHOWERS. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 80 PERCENT.

TODAY…CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 40S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGH IN THE MID 70S.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S.

Here’s the forecast for the KJAN listening area, on Wed. March 21st, 2012….

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359 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012  National Weather Service/Des Moines

EARLY THIS MORNING…PERIODS OF RAIN. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.

TODAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S.

SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S.