Forecast Details for Colwell, IA

Recent Locations: Crystal Spring, PA Protection, KS Colwell, IA

Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. High near 44. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 7pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 1pm. High near 51. North wind 6 to 15 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 35. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 17 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 17 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 21 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

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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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