Forecast Details for Grafton, ND

Recent Locations: Grafton, ND

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a north wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers between 10am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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