Forecast Details for Fort Defiance, AZ

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Current Alerts for Fort Defiance, AZ: Wind Advisory

This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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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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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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