Forecast Details for Graettinger, IA

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Today: A slight chance of snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and noon, then a chance of rain showers after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Showers. Low around 35. 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 42. 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. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Friday: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers before 10am, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 45. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy.

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

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. 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 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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