Forecast Details for Soldier, IA

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 66. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 10pm, then a slight chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 54. East southeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 64. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Light north wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Light north wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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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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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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