Forecast Details for Ira, IA

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Current Alerts for Ira, IA: Special Weather Statement

Overnight: Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Friday: Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Low around 51. East southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm. High near 66. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 6 to 11 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

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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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

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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