Forecast Details for Lenox, IA

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Overnight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 69. South southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 9 mph.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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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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