Forecast Details for Waukee, IA

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Today: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Steady temperature around 50. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 38. North northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 7 to 11 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers likely between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7am. High near 73. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Windy.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

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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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