Forecast Details for Elm City, NC

Recent Locations: Elm City, NC  
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight.
Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday: Rain likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: A chance of rain before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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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.

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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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