Forecast Details for Fertile, IA

Recent Locations: Fertile, IA

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. West southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Low around 50. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 67. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 16 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Low around 45. South southeast wind 11 to 13 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.

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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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