Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023
February 21st, 2023 by Ric Hanson
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 6 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday: A slight chance of freezing rain before 7am, then rain likely after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night: Rain or freezing rain likely before midnight, then rain, snow, and freezing rain likely between midnight and 3am, then snow likely after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a northeast wind 14 to 23 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Windy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 49. Our Low this morning, 22. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 63 and the Low was 15. The Record High on this date was 66 in 2017. The Record Low was -19 in 1894.