Forecast Details for Magnolia, IA

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Current Alerts for Magnolia, IA: Air Quality Alert

Overnight: Areas of smoke before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind.

Saturday: Areas of smoke after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light east southeast wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Areas of smoke before 9pm, then areas of smoke after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind around 8 mph.

Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind around 8 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 7 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

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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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