Forecast Details for Raymond, IA

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Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then a slight chance of showers between 3am and 4am. Low around 38. East wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Windy.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.

Thursday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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