Forecast Details for Northwood, IA

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain showers before 1am, then rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet between 1am and 3am, then rain showers after 3am. Low around 33. Breezy, with an east wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Thursday: Showers before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely after 4pm. High near 50. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain showers likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then rain. Some thunder is also possible. High near 46. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain showers before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 31. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

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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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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