Forecast Details for Ida Grove, IA

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Current Alerts for Ida Grove, IA: Tornado Watch

This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. High near 71. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Monday: Showers, mainly before 1pm. High near 62. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

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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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