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…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (1/20-21)) TO NOON CST TUESDAY (1/21)…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY.

* TIMING…TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR WILL ARRIVE AROUND MIDNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS…A NORTHWEST WIND AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH ONLY SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT ALTHOUGH GUSTS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG OVERNIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DROP TO NEAR 15 BELOW ACROSS THE NORTH WITH ZERO TO 5 BELOW ALONG THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS…BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

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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Today: Rain and snow likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery.

Thursday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 51. Wind chill values as low as zero early. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

M.L.King Day: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowans are dealing with another blast of winter weather that has caused snarled traffic and threatened to dump nearly a half-foot of snow on some areas. All of Iowa is under some type of weather advisory from the National Weather Service. Most of the northwestern half is under a winter weather advisory, with much of the southwestern half is under a wind advisory, with gusts of 45 mph or higher expected until sunset.

At Iowa City, a multi-vehicle pileup blamed on bad weather shut down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 on Saturday morning. At least one lane had reopened by late morning. The National Weather Service says a fast-moving winter storm could dump as much as 5 inches of snow in and around the Dubuque area on Saturday.

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…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON TO SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW…UNDER AN INCH WEST OF AN OTTUMWA…DES MOINES…FORT DODGE LINE AND UP TO 2 INCHES TOWARD WATERLOO.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AFTER NOON. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE IN ANY SNOW SHOWERS THAT DEVELOP. THIS WILL CREATE AN AREA OF LOW LEVEL BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. AREAS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES MAY OCCUR.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WHERE THE HIGHEST WINDS…SNOW SHOWERS…AND ONE INCH OR MORE OF SNOW OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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

* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS…DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES…MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN IOWA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa officials want people to know where snowplows are working during winter weather.

The state Department of Transportation is offering an interactive online map that shows where the vehicles are currently located. It’s under the agency’s winter driving section.

When snowplow icons are clicked, a visitor can see where its location was last reported and what direction it was headed. It also gives the reported air temperature.

Data is fed automatically every two minutes from the snowplows.

The map is available via desktop or mobile device.

Today: A slight chance of snow, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.

Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.

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…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR: CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-AUDUBON-CRAWFORD-FREMONT-HARRISON- MILLS-MONONA- MONTGOMERY-PAGE -RINGGOLD-SHELBY-TAYLOR AND UNION COUNTIES; WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR: CARROLL-DALLAS-GUTHRIE AND MADISON COUNTIES.

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW BEFORE NOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGH 15 TO 20. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.