Forecast Details for Pacific Junction, IA

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Overnight: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Steady temperature around 47. East southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Rain and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 3pm. High near 58. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Friday: Rain likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North northwest wind around 6 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. North northeast wind 6 to 13 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 21 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Windy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

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They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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