Forecast Details for Sacaton, AZ

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Current Alerts for Sacaton, AZ: Extreme Heat Warning

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 83. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy blowing dust after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 102. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 81. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 98. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 100. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 102. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 103. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. West wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 105. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest 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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