1145 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012
 
 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…
 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF WESTERN & SW IOWA.
 
 ALTHOUGH SOME PATCHY VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FLURRIES WILL
 BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON…NO ADDITIONAL SNOW
 ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SOME PATCHY SLICK SPOTS WILL REMAIN ON
 UNTREATED ROADWAYS…SIDEWALKS AND IN PARKING LOTS.

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

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512 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 Nat’l. Weather Service/Des Moines… 
 
 LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA AND PERSIST  THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE TODAY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL ONLY BE AN  INCH OR TWO AT MOST LOCATIONS…BUT FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE  VISIBILITY TO BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES AND LEAD TO SLICK ROAD  CONDITIONS. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE THE ROADS HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED OR PLOWED.

The snow began falling in Atlantic a little after 3:30-a.m.  by 5-a.m., we’d picked up .2″ of snow here at the KJAN studios.

334 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012

TODAY…LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN LIGHT SNOW LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. NO ICE ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW AROUND 20. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SLEET IN THE MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW…LIGHT SLEET AND LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…SNOW LIKELY. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT & PAGE COUNTIES…

245 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…

* TIMING…SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ALSO…AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 BY MID MORNING.

* SNOW AMOUNTS… MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA WILL SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW…WITH HIGHER TOTALS AROUND 3 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY BE FALLING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.

* IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED. SLICK ROADS AND SIDEWALKS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH MORNING DESTINATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

307 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

…SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY…

.SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK MONDAY…THEN TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND END BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOME PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY ALSO OCCUR AFTER THE INITIAL SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT & PAGE COUNTIES….

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT

TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY…

* TIMING…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA BEFORE DAYBREAK MONDAY…THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAYTIME BEFORE ENDING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT…TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW MAY BE THE HEAVIEST DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* OTHER IMPACTS…SOME PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE COULD ALSO OCCUR AFTER THE INITIAL SNOW FALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Forecast for Saturday 2/11/12

**A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect until 8:00 this morning for western Iowa**

Today: Sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind between 9 and 13 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -20. West wind between 6 and 10 mph.

Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -20. West wind at 8 mph becoming south.

Sunday Night: Snow after midnight. Low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 5.

Monday: Snow. High near 32.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

348 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SATURDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…COLD TEMPERATURES ALREADY IN PLACE ARE EXPECTED TO SLIP FURTHER THIS EVENING. THE FAR NORTHWEST ALONG WITH SNOW COVERED AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL IOWA WILL SEE TEMPERATURES EVENTUALLY DIP TO ZERO OR BELOW.

* WINDS…A NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND AT 2O TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON THIS EVENING. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT BUT SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE.

* IMPACTS…WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL SLIP TO NEAR ZERO THIS EVENING AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN -20 TO -25 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

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

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337 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2012

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH 15 TO 20. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. VERY COLD. LOW ZERO TO 5 BELOW. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 5 TO 10 BELOW. WEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COLD. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. LOW 15 TO 20. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.

MONDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S.

MONDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S.