Forecast Details for Tama, IA

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Current Alerts for Tama, IA: Blizzard Warning High Wind Warning

This Afternoon: A chance of rain before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 2pm and 3pm, then snow likely after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Windy, with a north wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: Snow, mainly before 3am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 8pm. Low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -15. Very windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 7am. Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Snow likely before 4am, then a slight chance of snow and sleet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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