Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, Jan. 01, 2023
January 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson
New Year’s Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday: Rain likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 41. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a chance of rain after 3am. Low around 30. East wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday: A chance of rain, snow, and freezing rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 49. The Low was 25. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 4 and the Low was -10. The Record High for Jan. 1st in Atlantic, was 55 in 1939. The Record Low was -27, in 2018.