Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Thursday, 12/22/22
December 22nd, 2022 by Ric Hanson
Today: **WINTER STORM WARNING until 6-AM Saturday** A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a temperature falling to around -12 by 9am. Wind chill values as low as -40. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight: Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -40. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Friday: Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -40. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Blustery.
Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 21. Our Low this morning (As of 5:55-a.m) was-9. Snowfall from 7-a.m. Wed. thru 5:55-a.m. today, at KJAN, was .7″ (Seven-tenths of an inch). Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 47 and the Low was 18. The Record High on this date was 65 in 1933. The Record Low was -27 in 1989. (We will have a total snowfall report at 7-a.m.)