Forecast Details for Crescent, IA

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Today: A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then showers likely after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers between 1am and 4am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 43. East wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. High near 60. East southeast wind 10 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Friday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East wind 11 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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