Forecast Details for Colwell, IA

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Overnight: Showers. Low around 34. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then showers likely after 4pm. High near 46. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of freezing rain before 8am, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 51. North wind 7 to 14 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 35. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 17 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 17 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 21 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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