Forecast Details for Macksburg, IA

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Overnight: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers 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 48. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature falling to near 43 by 10pm, then rising to around 49 during the remainder of the night. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then showers likely. High near 65. Windy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 24 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 6 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 69. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Windy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

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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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