Forecast Details for Spirit Lake, IA

Recent Locations: Kistler, WV Southmont, NC Spirit Lake, IA

Overnight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the evening, then mostly clear overnight, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

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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