Forecast Details for Lake City, IA

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Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a slight chance of snow between 10am and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind 8 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

Thursday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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