THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN…NORTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE NISHNABOTNA RIVER VALLEY AND NORTHERN IOWA COULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S.
FROM THE DES MOINES METRO AREA INTO SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY BE MORE LOCALIZED…BUT A FROST IS LIKELY. EXPOSED PLANTS AND TENDER VEGETATION ARE LIKELY TO SUFFER FREEZE DAMAGE OR BE KILLED. PEOPLE INTERESTED IN PROTECTING THEIR PLANTS NEED TO TAKE ACTION BY SATURDAY EVENING. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
The Freese-Notis (podcast) forecast for the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic…
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401 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012
TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
SATURDAY…SUNNY…COOLER. HIGH AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30’S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70’S.
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404 AM CDT THU SEP 20 2012
TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 70. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 30S. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.
The KJAN listening area (podcast) forecast from Freese-Notis Meteorologist Dan Hicks, and weather data for Atlantic, from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson…..
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346 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012/National Weather Service – Des Moines
TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW AROUND 40. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.
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352 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012
TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S.
FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S.
The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency has reduced the Fire Danger rating in the County, to “Moderate.” The rating had been set at “High” this past week, and in weeks prior, the “Extreme” category. Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert said today (Monday), that current weather conditions have “Opened-up a window of opportunity,” for those who have been holding-off on burning piles or CRP ground. Seivert says conditions through this coming Thursday will be better than they have been for several weeks. After Thursday, it looks like fall drying conditions will continue, and the grasslands will continue to die-off.
Seivert reminds Shelby County residents to exercise caution with all burns, and to contact your local Fire Chief or the EMA, if you have any questions about what the best time of day is to conduct an open burn, and the safest methods to do so.