Forecast Details for Soldier, IA

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 6 to 8 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 53. East southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 63. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 11 to 21 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: A slight chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Light northeast wind becoming north 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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