Forecast Details for Sanborn, IA

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Current Alerts for Sanborn, IA: Red Flag Warning Wind Advisory

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 38. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 26.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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