Forecast Details for Chinle, AZ

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Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 7 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 8 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind 8 to 17 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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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.

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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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