Forecast Details for Estherville, IA

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 1pm, then a chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: Showers. Low around 34. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers. High near 40. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 16 to 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday: Snow showers likely before 10am, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain showers likely before 4am, then a slight chance of freezing rain. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 7am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

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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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