Forecast Details for Van Wert, IA

Recent Locations: Commack, NY Kaylor, SD Van Wert, IA

Overnight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 11 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow before 1am, then a slight chance of snow between 1am and 2am. Low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 38.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 33.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 11.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 37.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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