Forecast Details for Liberty Center, IA

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Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 81. Windy, with a south southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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