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July 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Early This Morning: Mostly clear. Cooler. Areas of smoke (from the Canadian Wild fires). North wind around 10 mph.
Today: Sunny. Patchy smoke in the morning. High in the lower 70s. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 50s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High in the lower 70s. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy through midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Low in the mid 50s. East wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight.

Thursday: Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the mid 70s. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms. Low in the lower 60s. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent.

Friday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the lower 80s.

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Special Weather Statement: Wild fire smoke spreads across IA

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July 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-COUNTIES..
748 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2015

...SMOKE SPREADING ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA...

A LARGE AREA OF SMOKE FROM WILD FIRES IN NORTHERN CANADA HAS
DESCENDED TO GROUND LEVEL AND MOVED INTO IOWA THIS EVENING. THE
SMOKE WILL BE MOST NOTICEABLE ACROSS ABOUT THE NORTHWEST HALF OF
THE STATE EARLY TONIGHT. ANYONE WITH BREATHING DIFFICULTIES OR
OTHER HEALTH ISSUES...AS WELL AS THE VERY YOUNG AND
ELDERLY...SHOULD CONSIDER AVOIDING OUTSIDE TRAVEL UNTIL THE
SITUATION IMPROVES.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Weather forecast, 7/6/2015

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July 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic.

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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: 7/6/2015

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July 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Early This Morning: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Breezy…warmer. South wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Today: Cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning…then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. High in the lower 80s. South wind 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening…then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy after midnight. Cooler. Low in the upper 50s. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph through midnight. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent.

Tuesday: Sunny. High in the mid 70s. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 50s. Northeast wind near 10 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High in the mid 70s. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low around 60.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the upper 70s.

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KJAN listening area forecast: 7/5/2015

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July 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

436 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 80. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 90 PERCENT.

MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. COOLER. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Weather forecast, 7/4/2015

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July 4th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic.

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NWS forecast for Atlantic & the area: 7/4/2015

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July 4th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Independence Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

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