Forecast Details for Clive, IA

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This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Low around 36. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Windy.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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