Forecast Details for Atkins, IA

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Overnight: A 40 percent chance of showers before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

Thursday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

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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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

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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