Forecast Details for Bradgate, IA

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 37. Windy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 22 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. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 28 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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

Sunday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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