Forecast Details for Cascade, IA

Recent Locations: Cascade, IA

This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. High near 56. Breezy, with a southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 63 by 5am. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Low around 61. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 72. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 58. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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