Forecast Details for Rockwell, IA

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This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 51. East wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain showers before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 33. East wind 13 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday: A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Blustery.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Windy.

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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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