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(Podcast) Skyscan Weather Forecast, Tue., 7/21/15

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July 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The (Podcast) Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather info. for Atlantic.

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(4-am Update/NWS) Weather forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA, 7/21/15

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July 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Early This Morning: Mostly clear. Cooler. North wind near 10 mph.
Today: Sunny. High around 80. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low in the upper 50s. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High around 80. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Low in the lower 60s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny. High in the lower 80s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 70.
Friday: Partly sunny. High in the upper 80s.

Special Weather Statement for Guthrie, Audubon, Carroll, Boone & Greene Counties

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July 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

828 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2015

…STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER CENTRAL IOWA…

AT 824 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WIND ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOWRIE TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF IRWIN…AND MOVING EAST AT  35 MPH. WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. WINDS OF 38 MPH WERE OBSERVED ALONG HIGHWAY 30 NEAR CARROLL.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
BOONE…JEFFERSON…AUDUBON…OGDEN…COON RAPIDS…LAKE PANORAMA…
BOONE SPEEDWAY…EXIRA…GRAND JUNCTION…ELK HORN…SCRANTON…
BAYARD…KIMBALLTON…BAGLEY…RIPPEY…DEDHAM…YALE…PATON…
JAMAICA AND BOXHOLM.

(Podcast) Skyscan Weather forecast, 7/20/2015

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July 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic.

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NWS weather forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA

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July 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

405 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.

 

(Updated) NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties

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July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

807 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2015

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 80.

 

KJAN listening area weather forecast: 7/19/15

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July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

500 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 80.

 

Heat Advisory this (Saturday) afternoon

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July 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-DALLAS-FREMONT-MADISON-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-PAGE-TAYLOR-UNION AND RINGGOLD…..

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY (7/18).

* TEMPERATURE…HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 103 TO 105 THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS…PEOPLE AND PETS MAY GET HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE IF APPROPRIATE ACTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES INTO EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK…THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY…CALL 9 1 1.

 

(Podcast) Skyscan Weather forecast, 7/17/2015

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July 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic.

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NWS forecast for Atlantic and the area, 7/17/15

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July 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT from 1-pm to 7-pm

Today: Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.