Forecast Details for Villisca, IA

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This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. West wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain between 1am and 4am, then snow showers likely after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 27. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Windy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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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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