Forecast Details for Cylinder, IA

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Current Alerts for Cylinder, IA: Red Flag Warning Wind Advisory

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 23 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Very windy, with a west wind 32 to 37 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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