Forecast Details for Waucoma, IA

Recent Locations: Middlebourne, WV Federal Way, WA Waucoma, IA

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 17 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind 6 to 13 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 7pm, then a chance of snow showers between 7pm and 9pm, then rain showers likely after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind around 6 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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