Today: Sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around 7. Wind chill values as low as -15. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 8 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -15. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -10. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 5. South southwest wind around 8 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 17.

Saturday: Cloudy, with a high near 22.

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

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404 AM CST TUE DEC 10 2013

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. NOT AS COLD. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…SUNNY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOW 15 TO 20.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S.

(24-hour snowfall information compiled by the National Weather Service through its Cooperative Observer network. The 24-hour reporting period ended at 7-a.m. Monday.)

4 inches in Bedford; 3.8-inches near Jamaica; 3.1 inches near Bagley; 3.5 inches in Creston; 3.4 inches in Atlantic (at KJAN); 3 inches in Massena; 2.5 inches in Guthrie Center; 2.4 inches in Carroll; 2 inches in Audubon & Denison; 1.8 inches in Manning.

Other reports to the media indicate: 4-inches in Shenandoah, Hamburg & Clarinda; 2.75-inches near Avoca.

AREA COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE….

1011 AM CST MON DEC 9 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE MORNING…BUT VALUES OF 20 BELOW ZERO ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED…THUS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

AREA COUNTIES: DALLAS-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD….

1007 AM CST MON DEC 9 2013

WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 15 TO 2O MPH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN A BRIEF DROP IN WIND CHILL READINGS TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW ZERO. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME MINOR BLOWING SNOW ACROSS NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS AS WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NOON HOUR TODAY AND THEN MODERATE TO 10 TO 15 BELOW BY THE NOON HOUR ACROSS THE AREA AND SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE.

IF YOU ARE WORKING OUTDOORS THIS MORNING OR PLAN ON BEING OUTSIDE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS…DRESS APPROPRIATELY. AREA TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY COAT ROADWAYS WITH ADDTIONAL PATCHES OF SNOW RESULTING IN SLICK CONDITIONS.

The Freese-Notis forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic, including snowfall, Hi/Lo, etc.

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Early this morning: Mostly clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -15. West northwest wind around 11 mph.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -20. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 9 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -10. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -10. West wind 9 to 13 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 27.

1202 AM CST MON DEC 9 2013

…A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY, FOR AUDUBON-CARROLL-CASS-CRAWFORD-GUTHRIE-HARRISON-MONONA-POTTAWATTAMIE-SAC AND SHELBY COUNTIES.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY TONIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS AS WELL.

* IMPACTS…COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP TOWARD SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN OPEN AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL ARE EXPECTED FROM 3 AM UNTIL NOON MONDAY.

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.

The Iowa Department of Transportation reports some roads in western Iowa were partially or completely covered with snow early Sunday morning. As of 6:30-a.m., Interstate 80 west of Highway 173 in Cass County was partially covered with snow. Interstate 29 from Sloan south to near Nebraska City was completely covered with snow.

For the latest road report, surf the web to www.511iaorg., or call 511.