Forecast Details for Rodney, IA

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This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of rain before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph.

Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.

Friday: Rain and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then rain likely between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of rain between 7pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Light west northwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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