Forecast Details for Elkhart, KS

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Current Alerts for Elkhart, KS: Fire Weather Watch

Today: A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with an east wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south 18 to 23 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 22 mph becoming west after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 20 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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