Forecast Details for Ricketts, IA

Recent Locations: Genoa, AR East Killingly, CT Ricketts, IA

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 54. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of showers. High near 63. Windy, with a south southeast wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North wind around 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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