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

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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.

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

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**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.

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.

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.

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-
ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES...
339 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST MONDAY...AND FROM MIDNIGHT TO 10-AM MON. FOR 
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY COUNTIES.

POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES: WIND CHILL ADVISORY
3-AM MONDAY UNTIL 10-AM MONDAY.

* TIMING...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES MOVE IN TONIGHT THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET
  INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILL VALUES AS
  COLD AS 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO
  MONDAY MORNING.

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.

**High Wind Warning in effect from 3pm until Midnight**

Today: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 46 by noon, then falling to around 30 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Scattered snow showers before 7pm, then patchy blowing snow and a slight chance of snow showers between 7pm 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. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 32 to 37 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
**Wind Chill Advisory in effect beginning early Monday morning**

Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -20. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 15. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy.

411 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR ALL OF THE KJAN LISTENING AREA…

* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING

* 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.

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

445 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY…
IN MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY COUNTIES FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 10-A.M. MONDAY; AND  FROM 3-A.M. UNTIL 10-A.M. MONDAY FOR :POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES…

* TIMING…BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES MOVE IN TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILL VALUES AS COLD AS 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

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.