Forecast Details for Elkader, IA

Recent Locations: Prairie City, SD Mason, MI Elkader, IA

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: Showers before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers after 4am. Low around 36. Breezy, with an east wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. High near 61. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 17 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming east 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 39. East wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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