Forecast Details for Waucoma, IA

Recent Locations: Spring Valley, OH Waucoma, IA

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. East wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind around 6 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 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 around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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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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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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