Forecast Details for Orchard, IA

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This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 16 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind 6 to 14 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of sprinkles after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 43. East wind 6 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Snow showers likely before 9pm, then rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 7 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a southeast wind 7 to 16 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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