Forecast Details for Missouri Valley, IA

Recent Locations: Occoquan, VA Russell, MA Missouri Valley, IA

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 24. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. East southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Evaporation

Next Topic: Fog

Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

Next Topic: Fog

Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Fractus Clouds

Fractus Clouds Next Topic: Freezing Rain

A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

Next Topic: Freezing Rain