Forecast Details for Scranton, IA

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Today: A chance of rain and snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of snow showers between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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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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