Forecast Details for Crescent, IA

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Today: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 8am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 30. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. East northeast wind around 9 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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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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