Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Thursday, 2/16/2023
February 16th, 2023 by Ric Hanson
Early this morning: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Steady temperature around 19. Wind chill values as low as 5. Blustery, with a north northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Today: **Winter storm warning until 6-p.m.** Snow, mainly before noon. High near 26. Wind chill values as low as 5. Blustery, with a north wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as zero. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Wednesday High in Atlantic was 30. The Low was 18. We received 1″ of snow overnight at KJAN (as of 5:55-a.m. today). Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 46 and the Low was 14. The Record High on this date was 64 in 2017. The Record Low was -33 in 1958.