Forecast Details for Washburn, ND

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Today: Areas of smoke before 11am. Patchy fog between 11am and noon. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming 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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