Forecast Details for Elgin, IA

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Current Alerts for Elgin, IA: Wind Advisory

Today: A slight chance of showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 69. Windy, with a south wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Light east wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a south wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 18 mph.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 11 to 14 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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