Forecast Details for Rodney, IA

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday: A chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 10am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northeast wind around 8 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a southeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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