Forecast Details for Woolstock, IA

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This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday: Areas of smoke after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Areas of smoke before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 17 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

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 Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

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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