Forecast Details for Mercer, ND

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Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7am. High near 80. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 20 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 47. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: Showers likely before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. High near 55. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: Showers. Low around 41. Windy, with a northwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. East wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

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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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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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