Forecast Details for Hastings, IA

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Overnight: A slight chance of showers before 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. East wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 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 possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 43. East wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 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 62. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 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: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Friday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 67. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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