Forecast Details for Patterson, IA

Recent Locations: Pendleton, KY Springfield, KY Patterson, IA

Today: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of rain showers after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 45 by 5am. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 69. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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