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NWS forecast for Cass & surrounding Counties in IA: 1/6/17

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January 6th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

338 AM CST FRI JAN 6 2017

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. VERY COLD. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH 10 TO 15. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN CLEARING. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

MONDAY…CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.

MONDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 20S.

TUESDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 01/05/17

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January 5th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly Cloudy. High near 14. NW @ 10-15.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Low -10. Winds light & variable.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 18. SW @ 5-10.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 27.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High 29.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 13. Our 24-Hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 5. We received one-tenth (.1”) of snow Wednesday night into early this morning. That amounted to slightly more than a Trace of liquid precipitation. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 32 and the low was 19. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 62 in 2012. The Record Low was -26 in 2010.

NWS forecast for Cass & surrounding Counties in IA: 1/5/2017

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January 5th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Early This Morning: Mostly cloudy. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Today: Mostly cloudy. Scattered flurries in the afternoon. High around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Very cold. Low zero to 5 below. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny. Very cold. High 15 to 20. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy through midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Low zero to 5 above. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. High around 20. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Low zero to 5 above.
Sunday: Partly sunny. High in the upper 20s.

Winter Weather Advisory cancelled for Fremont & Page Counties

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January 5th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

348 AM CST THU JAN 5 2017

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA (that was in effect until 6-a.m. today). WHILE A FEW FLURRIES REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING…THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED. ANY SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY…SO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THIS MORNING.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 01/04/17

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January 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly Cloudy. NW @ 10-15. High near 18.

Tonight: Cloudy w/light snow or flurries. Low 5. N @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy w/light snow or flurries in the morning (< ½ total); P/Cldy during the afternoon. High 16. NW @ 10-15.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 20. W/SW @ 5-10.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 23.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 22. Our 24-Hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 4. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 23 and the low was 7. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 59 in 1939. The Record Low was -29 in 2010.

Winter Weather Advisory for far s.w. IA Counties 6-p.m Wed.to 6-a.m. Thu.

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January 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

340 AM CST WED JAN 4 2017

WINTERY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND EASTWARD OUT OF WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND PUSH INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA BY EARLY EVENING.

FREMONT & PAGE COUNTIES: WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING…ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BE UNDERWAY BY EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. TOTAL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT…TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 01/03/17

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January 3rd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly Cloudy w/flurries this morning; Partly Cloudy this afternoon. High near 25. NW @ 20-35.

Tonight: P/Cldy w/diminishing winds. Low 3.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 18. NW @ 10-15.

Thursday: P/Cldy. High 16.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 22.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 38. Our 24-Hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 19. We received .07” of an inch of rain/drizzle Monday in Atlantic. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 23 and the low was 7. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 52 in 1933. The Record Low was -30 in 2010.

NWS forecast for Cass & surrounding Counties in IA, 1/3/2017

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January 3rd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Early this morning: Cloudy, breezy, colder. Low in the mid 20s. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Today: Mostly cloudy. Breezy, colder. High in the mid 20s. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy before midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Colder. Low 5 to 10 above. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Colder. High 15 to 20. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low 5 to 10 above. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny. High around 15.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Low zero to 5 above.
Friday: Partly sunny. High in the lower 20s.

Dense Fog Advisory until 10-p.m. for Cass & area Counties

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January 2nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

656 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017

…DENSE FOG IS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA…

.MOISTURE IS MOVING UP OUT OF MISSOURI ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES. DENSE FOG IS DEVELOPING AS THIS MOISTURE MOVES OVER THE COOLER GROUND. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS AND COLDER AIR WILL PRODUCE IMPROVING CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT.
CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES….DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY…WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE AND LESS
THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS…DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY. IN
ADDITION…THE DENSE FOG MAY DEPOSIT A LAYER OF ICE ON UNTREATED
ROADS AND WALKWAYS THAT WILL PRODUCE SLICK SPOTS.

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.

Winter Weather Advisory cancelled for Harrison & Shelby Counties

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January 2nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

829 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARRISON AND SHELBY COUNTIES. TEMPERATURES ARE NOW ABOVE FREEZING AND EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH THE DAY. THUS ANY ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF DRIZZLE AND NOT FREEZING DRIZZLE.

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR MONONA COUNTY. AND, A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL NOON FOR AUDUBON, GUTHRIE, CARROLL, CRAWFORD AND SAC COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.