Forecast Details for Blanchard, IA

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Tonight: Areas of frost after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Sunday: Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the evening.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then rain and snow likely between 10pm and 4am, then snow likely after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Windy, with a south southwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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