Forecast Details for Sheldon, IA

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Today: Cloudy, with a high near 40. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 22. North northeast wind around 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Tuesday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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