Forecast Details for Chapin, IA

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Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday 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 47. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 16 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Windy.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers after 1am. Low around 49. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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