Forecast Details for Ricketts, IA

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Today: A chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain showers between noon and 1pm, then a chance of snow showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 42. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: A chance of snow showers before midnight, then a chance of snow showers after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 37 by 10pm, then rising to around 42 during the remainder of the night. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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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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