Forecast Details for Orchard, IA

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Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 17 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 18 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 9 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind around 8 mph.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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