Forecast Details for Orchard, IA

Recent Locations: Orchard, IA  
Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday: Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night: Patchy drizzle before 9pm, then patchy drizzle after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Friday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 7 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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