Forecast Details for Scranton, NC

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 11pm, then a chance of showers after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 77. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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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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