Forecast Details for Minden, IA

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This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 79. South southeast wind around 8 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 67. East wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Labor Day: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 66. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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