Forecast Details for Ricketts, IA

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Overnight: Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 47. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. High near 76. Windy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Low around 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 50. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Windy.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy.

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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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