Forecast Details for Ridgeway, IA

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Today: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 44. East wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 36. Breezy, with an east wind 7 to 16 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and 4pm, then a chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 14 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 11 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 24 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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