Forecast Details for Earlham, IA

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This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. West wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 3pm, then a chance of rain showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. North wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 41. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers before 7pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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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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