Forecast Details for Westfield, IA

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Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog after 4am. Low around 38. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 68. Windy, with an east southeast wind 16 to 21 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 66. Light east wind becoming east southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Windy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Windy.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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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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