340 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…

TODAY…CLOUDY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 15. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW ZERO TO 5 BELOW.

MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

AREA COUNTIES: CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR…

150 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING…

* TIMING…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY…FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN CENTRAL IOWA.

* STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED WITH A DUSTING OF SNOW POSSIBLE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20.

* IMPACTS…THE ICE WILL PRIMARILY POSE A HAZARD TO TRAVELERS AS ROADS…SIDEWALKS…AND OTHER SURFACES WILL BECOME SLICK. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TONIGHT SHOULD BE VERY CAUTIONS AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS CLOSELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has extended the Freezing Rain Advisory which was already in effect for part of the KJAN listening area, to include Cass and Audubon Counties. The advisory is in effect until 6-a.m. Friday.

DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IS SPREADING NORTH AND EXPANDING THIS EVENING WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE BECOMING MORE LIKELY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME AREAS OF VERY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. BOTH WILL RESULT IN LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO VERY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

AREA COUNTIES: GUTHRIE-DALLAS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-

401 PM CST THU DEC 19 2013

…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY…

* TIMING…LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW LATER TONIGHT.E AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH AND PERSIST AT INTERVALS OVERNIGHT…CONCURRENT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING.

* STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE STILL EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20 WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

* IMPACTS…THE ICE WILL PRIMARILY POSE A HAZARD TO TRAVELERS AS ROADS…SIDEWALKS…AND OTHER SURFACES WILL BECOME SLICK. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TONIGHT SHOULD BE VERY CAUTIONS AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS CLOSELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

AREA COUNTIES: GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION–TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD …FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.

* TIMING…DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP IN THE EVENING AND PERSIST AT INTERVALS OVERNIGHT…CONCURRENT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING AROUND OR AFTER SUNSET.

* STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...THE ICE WILL PRIMARILY POSE A HAZARD TO TRAVELERS AS ROADS…SIDEWALKS…AND OTHER SURFACES WILL BECOME SLICK. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TONIGHT SHOULD BE VERY CAUTIONS AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS CLOSELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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327 AM CST THU DEC 19 2013

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW AROUND 15. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…CLOUDY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 15. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 30. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 15.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH 15 TO 20.

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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335 AM CST WED DEC 18 2013

TODAY…SUNNY…BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW 10 TO 15. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGH AROUND 20. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 10 TO 15.

SATURDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S.

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.  (Precip: We received a trace of snowfall overnight in the form of some snow pellets here in Atlantic.)

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