prepared at 403 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 by the NWS/Des Moines

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SAT. NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY…CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.

MONDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The latest three-month forecast from the National Weather Service says there’s little chance of major spring flooding in Iowa.  Heavy rains and snowmelt upstream overwhelmed the Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River reservoir system last year. That led to historic flooding along the river that divides western Iowa from eastern Nebraska. 

Hydrologist Jeff Zogg of the weather service’s Johnston office says last year’s conditions aren’t evident.   Zogg says the usual minor flooding is possible this spring – common along the Missouri River south of Council Bluffs in both Iowa and Nebraska.  The Quad Cities weather service reports conditions are average along the Mississippi River.

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

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309 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. EAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 15 TO 20. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

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

WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S.

MONDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S.

Here’s the Freese-Notis Forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area…

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311 AM CST THU FEB 16 2012

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S.

SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 40. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.

WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S.

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic, and the KJAN listening area…

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315 AM CST WED FEB 15 2012 NWS/Des Moines

TODAY…CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 40. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.

324 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012

TODAY…CLOUDY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET IN THE MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.

COUNTIES: MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-

310 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING…

* VISIBILITY…VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE MORNING DRIVE. PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA WILL SEE VISIBILITIES DROP AS LOW CLOUDS CLEAR TO THE EAST THROUGH SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS…REDUCED VISIBILITIES COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALSO…TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S…SO SOME FREEZING FOG COULD OCCUR ON AREA ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. SLICK CONDITIONS WILL RESULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN…USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.