Forecast Details for Lignite, ND

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Overnight: Isolated showers before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Independence Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 9 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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