Forecast Details for Rodney, IA

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Tonight: A chance of snow showers before 9pm, then snow likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow likely before 4pm, then rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 37 by 9pm, then rising to around 43 during the remainder of the night. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind around 7 mph.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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