Forecast Details for Ida, MI

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Tonight: A chance of rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: Rain and thunderstorms before noon, then a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms after 3pm. High near 68. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Rain likely after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of rain after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Rain and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then rain after 5am. Low around 52. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 72. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of rain between 8pm and 2am. Low around 39. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

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

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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