Forecast Details for Kanawha, IA

Recent Locations: Kanawha, IA  
Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Windy, with a southeast wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 53. Windy, with a southeast wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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