Forecast Details for Lake View, IA

Recent Locations: Browns Summit, NC Sumner, IL Lake View, IA

Overnight: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Low around 38. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 48. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 17 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. High near 50. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Windy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Windy.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Windy.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Windy.

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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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