Forecast Details for Soldier, IA

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Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 3am. Cloudy early, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Low around 38. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an 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 52. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Friday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 51. East wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 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 chance of rain and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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