Forecast Details for Crescent, IA

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 8 mph.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North northeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a southeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a south southwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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