Forecast Details for Van Meter, IA

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. High near 63. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 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 and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Low around 34. South southwest wind 13 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Windy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

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

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Windy.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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