Forecast Details for Carbondale, KS

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain before 9am, then rain and snow likely between 9am and 3pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow and sleet after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all rain after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 55. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Sunny, with a high near 66.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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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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