HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE–SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES….

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…

* TIMING…STRONG WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREAS BETWEEN NOW AND 8 AM. THEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND DIMINISH AFTER 3 PM.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS…LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY.

331 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. BREEZY. WEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE THROUGH MID MORNING. WINDY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. NOT AS COLD. LOW IN THE MID 20S. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY WINDY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY WINDY. COLDER. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. LOW AROUND 10.

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD–

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY.

* TIMING…TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS…SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA IN AREAS THAT STILL HAVE SNOW ON THE GROUND OR IN AREAS THE RECEIVE SOME LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, along with weather information for Atlantic, from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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346 AM CST MON JAN 13 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY…COLDER. SCATTERED FLURRIES. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY WINDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Scattered flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy.

The National Weather Service forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, along with weather information for Atlantic, from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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346 AM CST SAT JAN 11 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

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

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S.

AREA COUNTIES:GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD.
407 PM CST FRI JAN 10 2014

...AREAS OF DRIZZLE AND FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING...

THE WARMER AIR THAT HAS MOVED INTO CENTRAL IOWA ALSO BROUGHT WITH IT VERY LOW CLOUDS...WIDESPREAD FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF A MILE
OR LESS AND DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE SNOW
HOWEVER FOG WILL PRODUCE LOWERING VISIBILITIES INTO THE EVENING. LOCAL VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIZZLE
WILL ALSO FALL AND WHERE LOCATIONS ARE AT OR BELOW 32 THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE FREEZING DRIZZLE. SINCE GROUND TEMPERATURES
ARE STILL QUITE COLD...SOME REFREEZING MAY OCCUR TOWARDS EVENING.

AREA COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-

829 AM CST FRI JAN 10 2014

…AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE EXPECTED THIS MORNING…

AREAS OF FOG…BECOMING LOCALLY DENSE AT TIMES…CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THIS MOISTURE MOVING OVER THE VERY COLD GROUND IS CAUSING FROST ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS AND CAUSING ICY PATCHES. IN ADDITION…AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE FURTHER ICY CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION IS YOU ARE TRAVELING THIS MORNING.