Forecast Details for Atlantic, IA

Recent Locations: Gleason, WI Embarrass, MN Atlantic, IA

Current Alerts for Atlantic, IA: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. North northeast wind around 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 26. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Tuesday: Snow showers before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain showers after 4pm. High near 36. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 40 by 5am. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers. High near 73. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

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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