Forecast Details for Waukee, IA

Recent Locations: Waukee, IA

Today: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Windy, with a south southwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 39. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 42. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy.

Sunday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Windy.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Windy.

Monday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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