Forecast Details for Melba, ID

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Today: A chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm, then rain showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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