Forecast Details for Plainview, NE

Recent Locations: Plainview, NE  
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Southeast wind 8 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. East northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation Next Topic: Contrails

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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