Forecast Details for Elkader, IA

Recent Locations: Elkader, IA

Overnight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 66. East wind 10 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 57. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 14 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 50. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 21 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 8 to 11 mph.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind 9 to 14 mph.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 11 to 15 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a northeast wind 13 to 17 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Sleet

Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

Next Topic: Snow

Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Stratocumulus Clouds

Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

Next Topic: Stratus Clouds