Forecast Details for Amherst, OH

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Current Alerts for Amherst, OH: Flood Warning

Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Low around 52. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 76. South wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 41. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: A chance of showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Monday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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