Forecast Details for Randolph, IA

Recent Locations: Saint Marks, FL Lombard, IL Randolph, IA

This Afternoon: Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Low around 44. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain between 2pm and 3pm. High near 66. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Friday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then rain likely between 10am and 1pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 69. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 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: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

Monday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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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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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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