Forecast Details for Riverside, IA

Recent Locations: Riverside, IA

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Wednesday: A chance of showers before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. High near 63. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7pm. Low around 54. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: Showers likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 46.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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