Forecast Details for Wright City, MO

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Current Alerts for Wright City, MO: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Overnight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 63. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. High near 78. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 74.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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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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