Forecast Details for Crescent, IA

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Today: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 47. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Tonight: Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain before 2am, then snow showers. Low around 29. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday: Snow showers likely before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 7 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 9 mph.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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