Here’s the forecast for Cass and surrounding counties, as prepared by the National Weather Service in Des Moines at 331 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. SW WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. WEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGH IN THE MID 40S.