Forecast Details for Fort Calhoun, NE

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Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 50. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday: A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

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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.

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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.

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