Forecast Details for Montezuma, IA

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Current Alerts for Montezuma, IA: Flood Warning

Today: A slight chance of snow showers between 11am and 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. East northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A chance of showers before midnight, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a southwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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