AREA COUNTIES: SAC AND CRAWFORD –
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY…
LIGHT SNOW MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA BY LATE THIS MORNING…AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT…BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE FRIDAY MORNING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED…WITH SPOTTY 5 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. .EASTERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN SNOW…BUT ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE A MILE.
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE NOT LIKELY…THOUGH ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY WITH THE NEW SNOWFALL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Here’s the (podcast) Freese-Notis forecast for Atlantic, and the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic….
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406 AM CST THU DEC 27 2012
TODAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BEFORE NOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…NOT AS COLD. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN LIGHT SNOW AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. NO ICE ACCUMULATION. LOW 15 TO 20. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.
FRIDAY…CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. A LIGHT GLAZING EXPECTED. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 10. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A powerful storm system that affected the Gulf Coast and parts of the Midwest on Christmas Day could cause some flight delays for people traveling through Iowa and Nebraska for the holidays. The Des Moines Register says Des Moines International Airport has reported some cancellations and delays from regions affected by the storm. Airport workers in Dallas are removing ice as below freezing temperatures forced cancellations. Flights arriving and departing from Denver and Chicago also have been delayed.
Omaha’s Eppley Airfield says some airlines have pushed back a handful of arrival and departure times, but its website shows no cancellations. Post-Christmas travelers are bracing for flight delays and driving warnings after a rare storm brought tornadoes to the South and snow to states like Arkansas and Oklahoma.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Light snow is expected to hit most of Iowa and parts of Nebraska as both states recover from a powerful storm last week. The National Weather Service says up to 3 inches of snow is possible in Iowa between Thursday night and Friday morning. The snow is expected especially along and north of Interstate 80. Between 2 and 4 inches of snow could hit northeast Nebraska between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. The snow is expected mainly along and north of Highway 30. Less than an inch of snow is expected south of Lincoln and Plattsmouth. Temperatures are expected to be in the 20s in both states on Thursday. A powerful snow storm last week dumped several inches of snow across parts of Iowa and Nebraska.
The (podcast) Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson…
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355 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012
TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH 15 TO 20. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN LIGHT SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COLD. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. LOW 15 TO 20. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
FRIDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. LOW 10 TO 15.
SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 10. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S.
The (podcast) forecast for the KJAN listening area from Freese-Notis, and weather data for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson…
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413 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 (from the Nat’l. Weather Svc. in Des Moines)
TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY COLD. HIGH AROUND 15. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. VERY COLD. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH 15 TO 20. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT… THEN LIGHT SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COLD. LOW 15 TO 20. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
FRIDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGH IN THE MID 20S.
FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. LOW 10 TO 15.
SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 20.
The (Podcast) KJAN listening area forecast from Freese-Notis Meteorologist Wesley Rondinelli, and weather data for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson….
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