Forecast Details for Chapin, IA

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Today: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Windy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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