Forecast Details for Red Oak, IA

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This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light south wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a 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. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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