Forecast Details for Clearfield, IA

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Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Temperature falling to near 48 by 8pm, then rising to around 54 during the remainder of the night. Breezy, with an east wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. High near 66. Windy, with a south wind 17 to 24 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 6 to 14 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 1pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 70. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Windy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy.

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

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy.

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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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