Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 7 by noon, then falling to around 3 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -15. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -15. South wind 7 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

New Year’s Day: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14.

HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-COUNTIES

306 AM CST SUN DEC 29 2013

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING…

* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 6 AM CST.

* IMPACTS…WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT… ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

Today:  Sunny, with a high near 53. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers and freezing drizzle before midnight, then a chance of flurries and freezing drizzle between midnight and 3am, then scattered flurries after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest 20 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around 3 by 9am. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night:  Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -15. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable.

Monday:  Partly sunny, with a high near 14. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15.

New Year’s Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16.

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350 AM CST FRI DEC 27 2013

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY…COLDER. SCATTERED FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW ZERO TO 5 BELOW.

MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 15.

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403 AM CST THU DEC 26 2013

TODAY...PARTLY SUNNY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN CLEARING. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY…BREEZY…COLDER. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY…BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10 TO 15.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW NEAR ZERO. HIGH AROUND 15.

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346 AM CST WED DEC 25 2013

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 10 TO 15. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 20S.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.

1038 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON.  WIND CHILLS HAVE CLIMBED ABOVE 20 BELOW LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL  CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE AFTERNOON.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.