716 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011  CRAWFORD-CARROLL- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- -CASS-ADAIR-MADISON–ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES…

…FROSTY SLICK ROADS EXPECTED THIS MORNING…

THICK FROST HAS SETTLED ON AREA ROADS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA

LEADING TO VERY SLICK CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. TRAVELERS SHOULD

BE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THE FROST WILL

CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE

ESPECIALLY MIND FULL WHILE CROSSING OVERPASSES AND BRIDGES.

Here’s the Skyscan 4-day forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, from Freese-Notis Meteorologist Dan Hicks, and KJAN News Director Ric Hanson with the weather stats for Atlantic….

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Updated 12:05-p.m., NWS in Des Moines….

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. South southwest wind between 11 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind at 10 mph becoming north northwest.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 33. North northeast wind between 8 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind between 10 and 13 mph.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Northeast wind between 6 and 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34.

Here’s the forecast for Cass & surrounding counties from the National Weather Service (Forecast issued at 4-a.m. Sun., Dec. 18)

Today:    Sunny. High in the mid-50’s. Winds SW @ 10-15 mph, gusting to around 25.

Tonight: Partly Cloudy to Cloudy. Low in the upper 20’s. SW-W @10-15.

Monday: Partly Sunny & colder. High in the mid-30’s. N @ 10-15 w/gusts to around 25.

Monday night: Mostly Cloudy. Low in the mid-20’s.

Tuesday: Cloudy w/a 50% chance of light snow. High in the lower 30’s. NE @ 5-15 mph.

Wednesday: Partly Cloudy. High in the upper 30’s.

Thursday: Partly Sunny. High in the mid-30’s.

Here’s the weekend forecast for Atlantic, and the KJAN listening area, as prepared by the National Weather Service…

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Here’s a podcast of the forecast and weather stats for Atlantic.

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Here’s the Freese-Notis forecast from Meteorologist Harvey Freese….

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Here is the rainfall total, along with the high and low temps for Atlantic from KJAN, the OFFICIAL National Weather Service Reporting station for Atlantic…

24-hour rainfall total thru 7-a.m. today:  0.87″.

24-Hour High ending at 7-a.m.:  44-degrees           24-hour low:   38-degrees.

Here’s the Freese-Notis Forecast for Atlantic, & the KJAN listening area…

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Today: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 52. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 10 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. North northwest wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming south southwest between 6 and 9 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43.