Forecast Details for Etowah, TN

Recent Locations: Etowah, TN

This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 83. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 5am, then a chance of showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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