Forecast Details for Waukee, IA

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Current Alerts for Waukee, IA: Severe Thunderstorm Watch

This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 73. West northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 79. Windy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 51. Windy.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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