Forecast Details for Tama, IA

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Current Alerts for Tama, IA: Blizzard Warning High Wind Warning

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of rain between 3am and 4am, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Rain before 2pm, then rain, snow, and sleet between 2pm and 3pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Temperature rising to near 51 by 8am, then falling to around 31 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night: Snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 8pm. Low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Very windy, with a northwest wind 33 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday: Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Blustery.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

Tuesday Night: Snow likely before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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