Forecast Details for Coulter, IA

Recent Locations: Mount Holly Springs, PA Woolwine, VA Coulter, IA

This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 62. Northeast wind around 11 mph.

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northeast wind around 7 mph becoming northwest in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 75. Windy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 25 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Windy. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Breezy.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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