Forecast Details for Anita, IA

Recent Locations: Mosquero, NM Laconia, NH Anita, IA

Current Alerts for Anita, IA: Red Flag Warning

Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a west wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 13 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 30.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

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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Next Topic: Condensation

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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