Forecast Details for Bedford, IA

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Today: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 9pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Temperature falling to near 45 by 9pm, then rising to around 53 during the remainder of the night. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. High near 66. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 72. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 18 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Windy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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