Forecast Details for Hampton, IA

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Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then showers likely between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog between 11am and 1pm. High near 48. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 17 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 53. East wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 34. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 17 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Windy.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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