Forecast Details for Colony, OK

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Current Alerts for Colony, OK: Flood Watch

This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 56. East northeast wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 71. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

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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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