Forecast Details for Missouri Valley, IA

Recent Locations: Perrineville, NJ Oglesby, IL Missouri Valley, IA

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 19. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: A chance of snow after noon, mixing with rain after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. East wind 7 to 9 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Stratocumulus Clouds

Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Wall Clouds

Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds