Forecast Details for Salem, AR

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Current Alerts for Salem, AR: Flood Watch

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Memorial Day: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Low around 63. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: Rain likely before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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