Today: A chance of snow and freezing drizzle before 9am, then a chance of snow between 9am and 4pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tom. Night:: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Calm wind.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 36. Our Low 30. We received a little more than a trace of snow and drizzle yesterday. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 23 and the Low was -12. The record High for Jan. 24th in Atlantic, was 66 in 1981. The Record Low was -24 in 1894.

Today: **Dense Fog Advisory in effect until Noon** Cloudy w/dense fog this morning, light snow and/or freezing drizzle. High 34. NW @ 10-15.

Tonight: Cloudy w/light snow & patchy fog. Low 28. N @ 10-20.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/light snow possible in the morning. High 32. NW @ 10-20.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 36.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High 34.

Our 24-hour High in Atlantic (as of 5:45-a.m. Today) was 33. Our 24-hour was 32. We received 1.3-inches of snow and mixed precipitation Wednesday thru early this morning. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 25 and the Low was 11. The record High for Jan. 23rd in Atlantic, was 60 in 1981. The Record Low was -24 in 1948.

(Radio Iowa) — Climate observers are renewing their warning of conditions that could lead to another round of widespread flooding this spring, especially in the Missouri River valley. Doug Kluck, the Central Region climate service director for the National Weather Service in Kansas City, says there is a lot of water locked up across the region. “It’s hard to get rid of a lot of water during this time of year,” Kluck says. “We don’t have a lot of evaporation, the plants aren’t growing. Whatever was there in October and November and December and now January isn’t going very far. The rivers keep flowing to some degree, some are frozen up. This is an accumulation time of year.”

Kluck says the updated forecasts are not optimistic as they predict a continued cold, wet winter. “The outlooks aren’t helpful from that perspective,” Kluck says. “Below normal temperatures will close things down in terms of freezing and not melting. The above-normal precipitation signatures, if that were to come true, aren’t helpful either.” Kluck says if snowfall for the remaining two months of winter is relatively average, that may also spell trouble. “Even normal precipitation this time of year through spring and early summer, normal kind of ramps up,” Kluck says. “So normal precipitation probably wouldn’t be a great thing either for most of the north-central part of the U.S. either.”

Significant flooding started in northwest Iowa in March of last year and some residents of the area still haven’t been able to return to their homes — after ten months.

TODAY: **Winter Weather Advisory until 6-p.m.**Snow, mixed at times with rain. High 35. S @ 10-20. (1-2” snow possible)

TONIGHT: Cloudy w/light snow-rain mixed. Low 32.

TOMORROW: Cloudy w/light snow-rain mix. High 34. NW @ 10-20

FRIDAY: Cldy w/light snow. High 32.

SATURDAY: P/cldy. High 36.

Our 24-hour High in Atlantic (as of 7-a.m. Today) was 34. Our 24-hour was -8. We received a mix of mostly snow and some light rain/freezing rain overnight. As of 7-a.m. today we had .4″ snow and about .1″ ice on the ground under the snow (total 1/2″). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 29 and the Low was 12. The record High for Jan. 22nd in Atlantic, was 60 in 1967. The Record Low was -27 in 1930.

TODAY: P/Cldy. High 24. S @ 10.

TONIGHT: Cloudy w/light snow late. Low 22. S @ 5-10.

TOMORROW: Cloudy w/light snow mixing w/rain by afternoon. High 35. S @ 10-15. (1-2” snow possible)

THURSDAY: Cldy w/light snow. High 34.

FRIDAY: Cldy w/light snow. High 32.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 8. Our this morning, -11. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 29 and the Low was 9. The record High for Jan. 21st in Atlantic, was 58 in 1933. The Record Low was -32 in 1976.

Today: **WIND CHILL ADVISORY until 9-a.m.**Scattered flurries/isolated snow showers this morning. Partly cloudy. High 8. N @ 10-15. Wind chill values as low as -15

Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low -10. Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 22. S @ 10-15.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy w/light snow and/or rain mixed. High 35.

Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/light snow. High 34.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 7. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.) was -10. Last year on this date the High was 13 and the Low 6. The Record High in Atlantic on Jan. 20th was 64 in 1895. The Record Low was -26 in 1962.

Early this morning: Clear, with a steady temperature around -2. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Today: **WIND CHILL ADVISORY until Noon**Sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Scattered flurries after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -15. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

M.L.King Day: Scattered flurries before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -15. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -10. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain between 1pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 14. Our Low this morning (as of 6:30-a.m.) was -4.

Skyscan Forecast  Saturday, January 18, 2020  Dan Hicks

Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Cass-Adair-Madison Counties: A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM.
Adams-Union-Taylor-Ringgold Counties:  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page Counties: WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM.; Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
Shelby County: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM…A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 4-A.M. SUNDAY UNTIL NOON, SUNDAY.
Monona-Harrison Counties: A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM. A WIND ADVISORY WILL THEN BE IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 1 PM TODAY.
Sac-Crawford-Carroll Counties: A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM; A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM TODAY

Today: Light snow this morning. Strong winds with blowing and drifting of snow. Cloudy becoming partly cloudy late today. NW @ 20-40. Temperatures falling through the teens today to around 10 this afternoon.

Tonight: Becoming fair to partly cloudy. NW diminishing to 10-15. Low -6.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. NW @ 10-15. High 8.

Monday: Mostly sunny. High 10.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 20.

Yesterday’s High at the KJAN studios was 33 and the low this morning at 16. We picked up 5″ of snow in Atlantic with an additional .1″ of ice glazing.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A winter storm dropping several inches of snow and sleet and also bringing in high winds lead to cancellations of classes, activities and services across Iowa on Friday. About half of flights from the Des Moines International Airport, where more than 4 inches of snow fell by midday Friday, were canceled or delayed. More cancellations were likely as the National Weather Service issued winter weather and storm advisories for most of the state. The northwestern corner of Iowa, including Sioux City and Storm Lake, was under a blizzard warning through Saturday.

TODAY: **Winter Weather Advisory for snow & mixed precip. until 6-p.m. Saturday for Cass & most area Counties**Cloudy & windy, w/snow, sleet and freezing rain – mixed at times this afternoon. High 31. SE @ 15-20. (2-4″ of snow is possible).

TONIGHT: Cloudy w/light mixed precip. becoming light snow late. Low 20. NW @ 10-20.

TOMORROW: Cloudy & windy, w/light snow ending in the morning; Becoming partly cloudy. High 20. NW @ 20-40.

SUNDAY: P/Cldy. High 12.

MONDAY: P/Cldy. High 15.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 19 (the 24-hour High ending at 7-a.m today). Our Low was -4. We received 1″ of snow from 5-a.m. up until 7-a.m., today. Last year on this date, the High was 30 and the Low was 21. The Record High for Jan. 17 in Atlantic, was 57 in 1989. The Record Low was -21 in 1984.