Forecast Details for Prescott, IA

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Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 16 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Windy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Windy.

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

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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