Forecast Details for Prairieburg, IA

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Current Alerts for Prairieburg, IA: Winter Storm Watch

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 9am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow between 8pm and 9pm, then rain likely after 9pm. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday: Rain before 4pm, then snow. High near 55. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow. Low around 11. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Windy.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.

Tuesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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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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