Forecast Details for Hastings, IA

Recent Locations: Graettinger, IA Filley, NE Hastings, IA

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. 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 rain showers before 4am, then a slight chance of rain showers and sleet. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: A slight chance of sleet before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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