Forecast Details for Ackley, IA

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Current Alerts for Ackley, IA: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 76. Windy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Windy.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Breezy.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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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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