Forecast Details for Elgin, IA

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 35. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 57. West wind around 6 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers, mainly before 1am. Low around 36. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 7 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light east wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 11 to 13 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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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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