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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Thu., Jan. 30th 2014

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January 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather information for Atlantic.

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NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: 1/30/14

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January 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: A slight chance of snow and sleet between 7am and 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 22 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 5. North wind 7 to 11 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 12. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Light north wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 21.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Wed., 1/29/14

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January 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather information for Atlantic.

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NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Wed. 1/29/14

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January 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(Updated 3:56-am by the National Weather Service in Des Moines)

Today: Sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a south southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.                                                                                                                                            Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday: A chance of freezing rain before 9am, then a slight chance of snow between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.                                           Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. North wind 8 to 13 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.                                                       Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 12.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Tue., 1/28/2014

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January 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic.

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NWS forecast for the KJAN listening area: Tue., Jan. 28 2014

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January 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLEAR. BITTERLY COLD. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW.

TODAY...SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH AROUND 15. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. MUCH WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. NOT AS COLD. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY…COLDER. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

FRIDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGH AROUND 20.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Monday, 1/27/14

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January 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather information for Atlantic.

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NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Mon., 1/27/14

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January 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

**Wind Chill Advisory until Noon for: Cass-Adair-Adams-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas- Crawford-Carroll-Union-Taylor and Ringgold Counties; And until 10-a.m. for: Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont and Page Counties.

Today: Mo. Sunny. High 7. NW @ 15-25. Wind chills around -25.

Tonight: Mo. Clear. Low -5. Lite & variable wind. Wind Chill -15.

Tomorrow: Mo. Sunny, High 18. W @ 10-20. Wind Chill as low as -15.

Tom. Night: Mo. Clear.Low 7. S-SW @ 5-10. Wind Chill as low as -15.

Wednesday: Mo. Sunny. High around 37. S-SW @ 10-20 w/gusts to near 30.

Wed. Night: Mo. Cldy w/a 20% chance of snow. Low around 20.

Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/a 20% chance of snow. High near 30.

Updated forecast for Atlantic: Sun., 1/26/14

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January 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

NWS/Des Moines (update 3:26-p.m)

**HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT; WIND CHILL ADVISORY BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT**

Tonight: Areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow between 8pm and 9pm, then patchy blowing snow after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a north northwest wind 22 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 5 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 26.

High Wind Warning remains in effect until Midnight Sunday

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January 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

345 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT for the entire KJAN listening area..

* TRENDS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY AFTER 9 PM.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS TODAY IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH
  COULD CAUSE STRUCTURAL OR TREE DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...TRAVEL
  WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.