Forecast Details for Carter Lake, IA

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then showers likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. East wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers between 1am and 4am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 44. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. High near 61. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.

Friday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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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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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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