Forecast Details for Chapin, IA

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Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Low around 47. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 16 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Windy.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers after 1am. Low around 49. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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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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