Forecast Details for Maynard, IA

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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southeast wind 11 to 13 mph.

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a south wind 23 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 9 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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