Forecast Details for Modale, IA

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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly between 7am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 4am, then a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. 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. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 66. East southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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