Forecast Details for Ricketts, IA

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Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow showers likely before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 36 by 8pm, then rising to around 42 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a southeast wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers. High near 73. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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