Forecast Details for Blakesburg, IA

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Overnight: Showers likely, mainly between 3am and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to around 52 by 5am. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. Windy, with a south wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west wind 12 to 17 mph becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 38. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Windy.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 33.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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