AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State University is updating its statewide network of automatic weather reporting stations.  ISU Extension agronomist Elwynn Taylor says the updated stations will provide information on soil moisture and crop water consumption, letting farmers know the limits being placed on crop yield “by water stress as the season progresses.”

The new stations are replacing units that have been in place for more than 30 years. The networked readings will be monitored on the Mesonet (http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/ ).    The new stations also will measure rain, air and soil temperature, humidity, sunlight, wind speed and direction. The units will be solar powered.  The goal is to have at least one station in every county.

The (Podcast) Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area from Freese-Notis Meteorologist Dan Hicks, and weather data for Atlantic from KJAN News Director, Ric Hanson…

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(issued 4:22-a.m. NWS Des Moines)

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until Noon today (Monday), for the following counties in the  KJAN listening area: Audubon, Guthrie, Dallas, Crawford, Carroll and Sac.

STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER WISCONSIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TODAY OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION. VERY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING MUCH OF THE MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING BY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE WHICH MAY ENHANCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISH AFTER MIDDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH…WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE WIND WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT AND BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS ABOUT. IN ADDITION…PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS MAY LEAD TO ICE OR SNOW COVERED ROADS IN SOME AREAS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until Noon today, for: Audubon, Guthrie, Dallas, Crawford, Carroll and Sac Counties.

Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 41. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery.

(Updated 3:46-p.m. Sun., Feb. 10 2013)

**A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9-p.m. for Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont and Page Counties.* A Wind Advisory is in effect until 3-a.m. Monday, for Monona-Harrison and Shelby Counties, & a Wind Advisory will be in effect from 9-pm Sunday until Noon on Monday, for Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie and Dallas Counties.**

Tonight: Cloudy w/light rain or drizzle this evening, & a slight chance of light snow before midnight. Low around 26. West winds at 20-40mph.  

Monday: Partly Sunny & breezy. High around 35. NW winds @ 15-25 w/gusts to 35.

Mon. Night: Mostly Clear. Low around 20. W @ 5-10.

Tuesday: Mostly Clear. High around 41. W-SW @ 5-15.

Tue. Night: Mo. Clear. Low around 23.

Wednesday: Partly Cloudy. High around 44.

Thursday: Partly Sunny. High around 37.

COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS. (ISSUED 332 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY.

WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BEGINNING AROUND 9 PM TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH…WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

THE WIND WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT IN THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3-A.M. MONDAY, FOR: MONONA-HARRISON AND SHELBY COUNTIES. AND, A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9-P.M. SUNDAY FOR: POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES.

(Updated 6:25-a.m. NWS/Des Moines)

Wind Advisory for Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont & Page Counties, from 3pm-9pm today

Today: Rain likely, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Windy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 21 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow between 9pm and midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Windy, with a west northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 5 to 13 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

(updated) 423 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR  MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT & PAGE COUNTIES.

BRISK SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND NORTHWEST AND INCREASE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON…AND CONTINUE STRONG INTO THE EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING HOURS.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING…ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

412 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY…BREEZY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. WEST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.

The Freese-Notis (podcast) forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area and weather data for Atlantic…

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