Forecast Details for Alexander, IA

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Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind 8 to 14 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers after 1pm, mixing with rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a southeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all rain after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Windy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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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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