Forecast Details for Waukee, IA

Recent Locations: Strathcona, MN Sheldon, SC Waukee, IA

Today: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 8 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 39. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers before 7pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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