Forecast Details for Northboro, IA

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Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Light south wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. South southeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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