Forecast Details for Curlew, IA

Recent Locations: Curlew, IA  
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
Friday Night: Showers likely after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 63. North wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 6 to 11 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 72. Windy.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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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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