Forecast Details for Floyd, IA

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Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 9pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 66. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a southeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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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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