Forecast Details for Indianola, IA

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Overnight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 44. Light west wind.

Friday: Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 6 to 11 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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