Forecast Details for Orchard, IA

Recent Locations: Orchard, IA  
Today: Cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming south 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 1am. Low around 47. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 17 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 69. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 20 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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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.

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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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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