Forecast Details for Saint Donatus, IA

Recent Locations: Saint Donatus, IA

Today: Sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. High near 64. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Low around 58. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 72. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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