Forecast Details for Olds, IA

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Tonight: A chance of showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8pm. Temperature falling to near 42 by 9pm, then rising to around 48 during the remainder of the night. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Occasional showers and thunderstorms. High near 72. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

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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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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