Forecast Details for Pierce City, MO

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Current Alerts for Pierce City, MO: Flood Advisory

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Low around 60. South wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. High near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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