Forecast Details for Winterset, IA

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This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with an east wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Low around 42. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers. High near 69. Windy, with an east southeast wind 13 to 21 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 6 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 67. Breezy, with an east wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy.

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

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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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.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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