Forecast Details for Baxter, IA

Recent Locations: Orlando International Airport, FL Homerville, GA Baxter, IA

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 56. West northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. West wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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