Forecast Details for Crescent, IA

Recent Locations: Manteca, CA Fennimore, WI Crescent, IA

Today: Showers likely before 1pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. North wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a southeast wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Windy, with a south southwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 20 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Thursday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a northeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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