Forecast Details for Rodney, IA

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Today: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of snow showers after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 42. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 7pm, then a chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northeast wind around 6 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind around 8 mph.

Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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