Forecast Details for Prescott, IA

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This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 68. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 16 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Windy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

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

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

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

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Windy.

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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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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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