Forecast Details for Orient, IA

Recent Locations: Orient, IA

Today: Sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 34. West wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. North wind around 11 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 26. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.

Thursday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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