Forecast Details for Villisca, IA

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Today: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Patchy fog between 1pm and 4pm. High near 67. East wind 11 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain between 8pm and 9pm. Patchy fog between 8pm and 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers, mixing with rain after 10am, then gradually ending. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind around 7 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain before 1am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a southeast wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a south southwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with an east wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

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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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