(Updated 5:42-a.m. NWS/Des Moines)

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 5. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 10. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night: A slight chance of snow and sleet before midnight, then sleet likely between midnight and 3am, then freezing rain likely after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain and sleet likely before noon, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 24 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.

Today will be mostly sunny early, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon with scattered snow showers after 4-p.m., a high of 24, and winds calm early to SSE at 5-10 mph.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers through midnight, then isolated snow showers with a low of 16 and winds SSE-S at near 5 mph.

Sunday will be mostly cloudy with isolated early AM snow showers becoming partly cloudy in the late PM and a storm total of less than 1 inch, with a high of 33 and S-NW winds at 5-12 mph.

Sunday night will be partly cloudy with a low of 15 and W-NW winds at 4-10 mph.

Monday will be partly to mostly cloudy with a high of 34; while Monday night will be mostly cloudy with snow, mixing with mixed precipitation near dawn and a low of 29, rising to 31 at dawn.

Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with snow/mixed precipitation changing to rain by mid-morning and back to snow in the mid PM with a high of 34, and Tuesday night will be mostly cloudy with snow early and a low of 8.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 20. Our 24-hour Low ending today at 7-a.m., was -13. At 7-a.m. it was -1.

357 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BEFORE NOON. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. NOT AS COLD. LOW 15 TO 20. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW BEFORE NOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING…THEN CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COLD. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

Today: Partly-to Mostly Sunny. High 15 West winds becoming SE @ 5-10.
Tonight: Clear to Partly Cloudy. Low 2. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/a 50% chance of snow late in the afternoon. High 25. S @ 10-15. (new snow accumulation of less than ½” is expected)
Tom. Night: An 80% chance of snow. Low 18. (new snowfall 1-2” possible)
Sunday: Mo. Cldy w/snow ending by around 7-am (less than ½” expected). High around 30. S/SW winds becoming NW during the afternoon, @ 5-10.
Sun. Night: A 20% chance of snow before 7-p.m., otherwise P/Cldy. Low 13.
Monday: P/Cldy w/a slight chance of snow during the afternoon. High near 30.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 13. Our low this morning (Through 6:30-a.m.). -13.

352 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2015

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

TODAY…SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WARMER. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT…SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COLD. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. LOW 15 TO 20. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT.

MONDAY…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S.

AREA COUNTIES: CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-

319 PM CST THU FEB 26 2015

BITTER COLD TEMPS AND WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT,WITH LIGHT WINDS AROUND 5 MPH OR LESS. THE COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES…IN THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW RANGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY. PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS WITH THESE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS.

The snow is over, for now, and Iowans are facing several days of bitter cold. Meteorologist Jim Lee, at the National Weather Service, says the deepest snow from Wednesday’s storm ended up falling in northeast Iowa.The original forecast called for nine to ten inches of snow and Lee explains the discrepancy.  “It turned out to be a little warmer than we thought and the snow didn’t begin until a little bit later so we didn’t get quite the fluffy snow we were expecting,” Lee says. “The overall precipitation amounts were pretty similar to what we forecast but when the snowflakes are smaller and grainier, it doesn’t pile up as deep on the ground.”

The main concern over the next few days will be the very frigid weather. “From now until Saturday morning, it’s going to be quite cold,” Lee says. “We should see some near-record level cold Thursday night into Friday morning, dangerous wind chills at times, definitely not a good time to be outside if you can help it. Anyone taking to the roads needs to make sure they have plenty of warm clothing and an emergency phone with them.”

The forecast calls for the possibility of more snow late Saturday into Sunday and again next week, Monday night into Tuesday.

(Radio Iowa)

**Wind Chill Advisory until 10-am for: Audubon-Guthrie-Harrison-Shelby-Sac-Crawford-Carroll and Monona Counties**

Today: Partly Cloudy & cold. High 8. NW @ 15-25. Wind chill values as low as -20.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -15. NW winds @ 5-10 becoming lite & variable. Wind chill values as low as -20.
Friday: Clear to P/Cldy. High near 12. SE @ 5-10. Wind chill values as low as -15.
Friday Night: P/Cldy. Low 1. S/SE @ 5-10. Wind chill values as low as -10.
Saturday: Mostly Cloudy w/a 70% chance of snow after noon. High 27. S/SE @ 5-15 w/gusts to near 20. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sat. Night: Cldy w/a 70% chance of snow before midnight. Low around 18.
Sunday: Mo. Cldy w/a 30% chance of snow, mainly before noon. High near 30.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 44. We picked up .8” (eight-tenths of an inch) of snow in Atlantic at the KJAN studios, along with some rain. The liquid value of the snow & rain was .07″.  Our overnight (24-hour) low was -3.

355 AM CST THU FEB 26 2015

WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THOSE COUNTIES ALONG AND NORTH OF I-80 IN WESTERN IA FROM 4-AM UNTIL 10-A.M.

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY COLD. BREEZY. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. BITTERLY COLD. LOW AROUND 10 BELOW. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING…THEN CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 30. CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT.

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-HARRISON-SHELBY-MONONA.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY.

* WINDS…NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 BELOW BY DAYBREAK. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 20 TO 27 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MID MORNING THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS…FROST BITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN 30 MINUTES IF SKIN IS EXPOSED AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS 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.