Forecast Details for Clearfield, IA

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Overnight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 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: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 8pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Temperature falling to near 44 by 8pm, then rising to around 52 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 are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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