300 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 …STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE DAY…

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WERE BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST NEBRASKA EARLY THIS MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA DURING THE MORNING. A PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE WINDS LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS

COUNTIES INCLUDED IN A WIND ADVISORY: HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE.

STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AWAY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY ACCOMPANY THE WINDS WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

Here’s the Freese-Notis forecast for Atlantic, and the KJAN listening area….

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330 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 NWS/Des Moines

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 10.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. LOW 15 TO 20.

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area (Delayed post due to technical difficulties beyond our control).

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Here’s the forecast for Cass and nearby Counties:

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…NEAR RECORDS HIGHS POSSIBLE. SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW AROUND 15.

THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. LOW AROUND 10.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. LOW 15 TO 20.

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, from Freese-Notis Meteorologist Wayne Ellis….

Saturday (1/7): Mostly Sunny. High 44. NW-NE @ 5-10.

Sat. Night: Partly Cloudy. Low 26. SE @ 5-10.

Sunday (1/8): Partly Cloudy to Cloudy. High 42. S @ 5-10.

Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy. Low around 27.

Monday (1/9): Partly Cloudy. High 48.           Tuesday (1/10): Mostly Sunny. High near 50.

336 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2012 Nat’l. Weather Service/Des Moines – Forecast for Cass & surrounding counties….

TODAY…SUNNY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. NW WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic, & the KJAN listening area…

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Atlantic shattered a 78-year old weather record for a high temperature Thursday, when we topped out at 62 degrees. The old record high of 52 was set in 1933.  The National Weather Service says record highs are possible again today, across Iowa.

The record high for today’s date was 56-degrees, which was also set in 1933.