Forecast Details for Zap, ND

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Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers. High near 53. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 7pm and 8pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 31. West wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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