Forecast Details for Orchard, IA

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This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with an east wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Showers, mainly after 10pm. Low around 34. Breezy, with an east wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. High near 51. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 53. East wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 34. East wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 9 to 14 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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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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