SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS COUNTIES:

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA DURING THE AFTERNOON. WHILE INITIALLY A MIXTURE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED…THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WHILE AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE OVERLY GREAT…THE FACT THAT THE SNOW WILL BE FALLING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON DRIVE HOME MAY CAUSE LARGER IMPACTS.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ANY ICE AMOUNTS SHOULD ONLY BE A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. SNOW AMOUNTS ONE TO THREE INCHES…WITH LOWER AMOUNTS SOUTH…AND HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NORTHEAST.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND WILL BECOME GUSTY BY LATE IN THE
DAY AND OVERNIGHT…WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITY MAY BE
REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS…ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK IN THE
MORNING…ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED AND ELEVATED SURFACES…
CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW BEGIN IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 3-pm. For Monona-Harrison-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page & Shelby Counties, and until midnight for Cass-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Crawford-Carroll and Sac Counties.

Today: Cloudy w/a mix of light snow, rain & freezing drizzle becoming light snow this afternoon. (less than 1” snow expected) High 33. N @ 10-20.
Tonight: Light snow diminishing to flurries. Low 20. NW @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 28. NW @ 10-20.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High around 38.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High near 36.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 34. The 24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m. today was 20. Last year on this date we reached 37 for a High and 27 was the low. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 65 in 1944, while the Record Low was -28 in 1894.

(Update 4:17-a.m.) AREA COUNTIES:SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 6-A.M. UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* TIMING…FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE TODAY (MONDAY) ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND MAY PRODUCE ICY ROADS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY…CHANGING TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ICE AMOUNTS OF A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. SNOW AMOUNTS ONE TO TWO INCHES…WITH LOWER AMOUNTS SOUTH…AND HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NORTH.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL TURN TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND WILL BECOME GUSTY BY LATE IN THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT…WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS…ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK IN THE MORNING, ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED AND ELEVATED SURFACES, CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW BEGIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

401 AM CST MON JAN 25 2016
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT…
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…BREEZY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN LIGHT RAIN…LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. A LIGHT GLAZING EXPECTED. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 15. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

(update 3:07-a.m.) AREA COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE AND SHELBY….A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TODAY

* LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN MAY DEVELOP IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THROUGH THE MORNING AS LOWER CLOUDS DEVELOP. LIGHT SNOW WILL MIX IN BY LATE MORNING AND A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT…BUT SLICK SPOTS COULD DEVELOP ON SOME ROADS…BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES…AND SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS.

* LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE…WITH AMOUNTS UNDER ONE HALF INCH EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS COUNITES…317 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2016
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING…FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE MONDAY AND MAY CAUSE ICY ROADS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. MIXED LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY…THEN CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ICE AMOUNTS OF A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. SNOW AMOUNTS OF AROUND AN INCH OR LESS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL TURN TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY BY LATE IN THE DAY. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK IN THE MORNING…PARTICULARLY WHERE NOT TREATED…CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROAD CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE FOR A TIME AROUND MIDDAY BUT THEN DETERIORATE AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW BEGIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES….(310 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2016)

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY

* LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA NEAR OR AFTER 3 AM. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. A PERIOD OF SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING MONDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL MIX IN BY LATE MORNING AND A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

Winter Weather Advisory Monday for counties in purple.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT…LESS THAN A COUPLE HUNDRETHS OF A TENTH.

* LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE…WITH AMOUNTS UNDER ONE INCH EXPECTED.

* THE ICE WILL RESULT IN VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON SIDEWALKS…ROADS AND BRIDGES…INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

Today: Patchy freezing drizzle and/or fog this morning, otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy w/a chance of fog & freezing drizzle after midnight. Low around 27. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Cloudy w/areas of fog, & a chance of freezing drizzle, mixed w/snow in the morning. Little or no ice accumulation expected; Snow during the afternoon. Less than 1″ is expected. High near 22. Easterly winds at 5-10 in the morning becoming northwesterly during the afternoon, at 15-30 mph.
Monday Night: Cloudy w/a 30% chance of snow before midnight. Low around 22.  NW @ 15-30mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27. NW @ 10-20.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR and RINGGOLD COUNTIES….

Counties in peach color are under a Freezing Drizzle Advisory

PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL RESULT IN ICY AND SLICK CONDITIONS ON ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS, ESPECIALLY ELEVATED AND UNTREATED SURFACES. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR WALKING. BE WARY OF ICY CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

Today: Cloudy & breezy. High around 29. S @ 5-15mph w/gusts to near 25. Wind chill values as low as 5
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a nearly steady temperature around 26. S/SW winds at 10-20.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Cloudy w/a slight chance of freezing drizzle after midnight. Low around 27. SE winds becoming N/NE at 5-10.
Monday: Cloudy & breezy w/freezing drizzle likely before noon, becoming mixed with and changing over to, snow. High around 32. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch expected
Monday Night: Cloudy & blustery w/a 30%chance of snow before midnight. Low around 20.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 22. The 24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m. today was 15. Last year on this date we reached 45 for a High and 21 was the low. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 60 in 1981, while the Record Low was -24 in 1948.