Forecast Details for Calmar, IA

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Current Alerts for Calmar, IA: Special Weather Statement

Today: Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. High near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then showers likely. Low around 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 13 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 14 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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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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