Forecast Details for Watford City, ND

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Tonight: A slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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