Here’s the National Weather Service forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather information for Atlantic.

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Today: Partly Sunny w/scattered showers & thunderstorms, mainly after noon. High near 84. S-SE winds @ 5-15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/Isolated showers & thunderstorms before 9-pm. Low around 68. S-SE wind @ 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Partly Sunny & breezy, w/a 20% chance of showers & thunderstorms after 4-pm. High near 87.   South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sun. Night: Mo. Cldy w/a 70% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly after 7-pm. Low around 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday: Partly Sunny w/a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 83. SW wind 10 to 20-mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Tuesday: Mo. Sunny w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 80.

Here’s the (podcast) Freese-Notis Weather Forecast for the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson….

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346 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. EAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

Here’s the Freese-Notis Weather Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic.

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346 AM CDT THU MAY 29 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 60S. EAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

401 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE NOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 60S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S.

CASS IA-ADAIR IA-ADAMS IA-

544 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014

…THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES AND HAIL…

AT 543 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTH OF LAKE ICARIA…OR 16 MILES WEST OF GREENFIELD…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

MASSENA AND BRIDGEWATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN AN HOURS IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-
MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ATLANTIC…GREENFIELD…STUART…
ADAIR…FONTANELLE…WINTERSET…EARLHAM…INDIANOLA…NORWALK…
CARLISLE…PELLA…KNOXVILLE…OSKALOOSA…CORNING…CRESTON…
OSCEOLA…CHARITON…ALBIA…OTTUMWA…BEDFORD…LENOX…
NEW MARKET…MOUNT AYR…LAMONI…LEON…CORYDON…SEYMOUR…
ALLERTON…HUMESTON…CENTERVILLE…BLOOMFIELD
1226 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014

…CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS…

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS
THIS AFTERNOON. USUALLY…THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN FORM FROM
SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS. THESE FUNNELS ARE NORMALLY
BRIEF…DROP ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM THE CLOUD BASE…AND
RARELY BECOME A TORNADO OR CAUSE DAMAGE. HOWEVER…IF ONE IS
SPOTTED…PLEASE REPORT IT IMMEDIATELY TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IF A TORNADO WARNING
WOULD BECOME NECESSARY…TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

AREA COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE OUTLOOK: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
526 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014

TODAY AND TONIGHT…
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED…ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. AN ISOLATED STORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING HOURS. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS AND THE MOIST ATMOSPHERE.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY….
ADDITIONAL NON SEVERE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY…MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CONFINED TO FAR SOUTHERN IOWA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

BY LATER SATURDAY INTO MONDAY…PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME…THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL IS UNKNOWN AND WILL BE DETERMINED AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.