Forecast Details for Vail, IA

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Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 39. Breezy, with an east wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers between 4pm and 5pm. Patchy fog between 8am and 11am. High near 49. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. High near 51. East wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Windy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Windy.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Windy.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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