Forecast Details for Atlantic, IA

Recent Locations: Drummonds, TN Lexington, MI Atlantic, IA

Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Steady temperature around 44. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm. High near 58. Windy, with an east wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 60. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Windy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Windy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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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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