Forecast Details for Rockwell, IA

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all rain after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

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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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