Forecast Details for Yerkes, KY

Recent Locations: Yerkes, KY  
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light southwest wind.
Wednesday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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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 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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