Forecast Details for Hamilton, IA

Recent Locations: Spring Valley, OH Modale, IA Hamilton, IA

Tonight: Rain showers likely before 2am, then snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 30. East northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow showers likely before 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 42. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 42 by 5am. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. 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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Next Topic: Condensation

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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