Forecast Details for Macedonia, IA

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of rain between 7pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Monday: A chance of rain, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. North wind 7 to 13 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 21 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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