Forecast Details for Lucas, IA

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a south wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Windy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 44. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Windy.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.

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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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