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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024

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January 13th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Early this morning: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around -1. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM.

Today: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a temperature falling to around -9 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -35. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY; WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY.

Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -40. Windy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Wind chill values as low as -40. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

M.L.King Day: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -4. Blustery.

Tuesday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Breezy.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 10. Our Low this morning (24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m.), was -3. Snowfall from 7-a.m. Friday through 7-a.m. today amounted to 3.5-inches, for a total of 7.8 inches. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 31 and the Low was 16. The Record High for Jan. 13th in Atlantic, was 62 in 1987. The Record Low was -24, in 1916. Sunrise today: 7:45. Sunset: 5:12.