Today: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly between 9pm and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -5. North wind 7 to 9 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -15. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.

**Wind Chill Advisory in effect until 9-a.m.**Here’s the (Podcast) Freese-Notis Skyscan Weather forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson…

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346 AM CST FRI FEB 7 2014

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING…

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. BITTERLY COLD. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH AROUND 15. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. NOT AS COLD. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.

SATURDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW ZERO TO 5 BELOW. HIGH 15 TO 20. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 10 BELOW. HIGH AROUND 10.

336 AM CST FRI FEB 7 2014

AREA COUNTIES…SAC-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD: A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.

LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 BELOW TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE COLDEST READINGS NORTH AROUND DAYBREAK.

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.

338 PM CST THU FEB 6 2014
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-
338 PM CST THU FEB 6 2014

.NOW...
THERE IS A PATCH OF SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES MOVING THROUGH
PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA.
VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED FOR A BRIEF TIME DOWN TO 2 OR 3 MILES.
THE PATCH IS FAST MOVING...SO SHOULD QUICKLY PASS.

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-333 PM CST THU FEB 6 2014

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY.

* TIMING…OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* WINDS…WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

346 AM CST THU FEB 6 2014

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLEAR. BITTERLY COLD. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. BITTERLY COLD. LOW 5 TO 10 BELOW. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH AROUND 15. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. NOT AS COLD. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW ZERO TO 5 BELOW. HIGH 15 TO 20.

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES: WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE COUNTIES: WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING…WITH SOME READINGS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS TEMPERATURES ALSO COOL…WITH THE COLDEST READINGS NEAR SUNRISE.

* WIND…WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHWEST TO WESTERLY AROUND 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCASIONALLY DROP BELOW 30 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS…ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH.

318 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014 …DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY… .BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY.

COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD…

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY.

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

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST THURSDAY.

THE COLDEST WIND CHILL READINGS ARE ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT HOURS…BEFORE WINDS WEAKEN TO AROUND 5 TO 15 MPH AND SHIFT WEST BY THURSDAY MORNING.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 10 BELOW TO NEAR 15 BELOW. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WITH A FEW SPOTS IN THE NORTHEAST DROPPING TO EVEN COLDER THAN 30 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

(Updated 11:30-a.m.)

The National Weather Service offices in Des Moines and Omaha have released the most recent storm totals for snowfall in the listening area.  Bedford, in Taylor County and Beaconsfield, in Ringgold County, recorded the most snowfall at 6-inches each. Clarinda and Adel both reported 5-inches.

Elsewhere: Sidney had 4.8 inches of snow; Underwood reported 4.2-inches; Shenandoah received 4-inches; Red Oak had 3.8; Little Sioux (Harrison County), 3.7″; Hastings (Mills Co.), 3.5″; Oakland, 3.1″; Logan (Harrison Co.), 3-inches; Denison & Carroll, 1.5″; Onawa, 1.1″, and Corning had 1-inch of snow.

In Atlantic, our 24-hour snowfall amounted to 1.5-inches, for a storm total of 3-inches (Since early Tuesday morning). The 24-hour total melted down to .16″ of precipitation. Massena reported 2-inches, for a storm total of 3.5-inches.