Forecast Details for Swan, IA

Recent Locations: Meridian, ID Crete, IL Swan, IA

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 64. East wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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 thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Low around 36. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 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 rain showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and noon, then a slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

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

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Windy.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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