Forecast Details for Purlear, NC

Recent Locations: Purlear, NC  
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 72. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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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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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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