Forecast Details for Hastings, IA

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Today: A chance of rain before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. East wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 43. East wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. High near 62. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Friday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 67. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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