Forecast Details for Hancock, IA

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Overnight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 3am and 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Temperature falling to around 61 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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