Forecast Details for Ridgeway, IA

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This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: Showers, mainly after 11pm. Low around 33. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 52. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 18 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 9 to 14 mph.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 52. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 36. East wind around 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 9 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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