Forecast Details for Plainfield, IA

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This Afternoon: Sunny, with a steady temperature around 72. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 76. Windy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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