Forecast Details for Swaledale, IA

Recent Locations: Findlay, IL Winnetka, IL Swaledale, IA

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind 6 to 14 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all rain after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Windy, with a south southeast wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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