Forecast Details for Saint Olaf, IA

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Tonight: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Low around 34. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 63. East wind 13 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 6 to 14 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.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 39. East wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 23 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 16 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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