Forecast Details for Red Oak, IA

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Today: A chance of rain before 3pm, then a chance of showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 43. East wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. High near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 21 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Friday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 69. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 18 mph becoming southwest 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.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 9 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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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.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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