Forecast Details for Orient, IA

Recent Locations: Shiner, TX Stanton, MO Orient, IA

Overnight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southwest wind around 7 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 4pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Windy.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy.

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

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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