Forecast Details for Wallingford, IA

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Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 67. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 47. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Windy.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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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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