Forecast Details for Orient, IA

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Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 63. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm. Low around 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers, mainly between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Windy.

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

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Windy.

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

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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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