Forecast Details for Mount Ayr, IA

Recent Locations: Mount Ayr, IA  
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 70. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 54. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 65. South wind 9 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation 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 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Monday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 53. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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