Forecast Details for Rawlins, WY

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Current Alerts for Rawlins, WY: High Wind Watch

This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 45. West southwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 52. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Snow showers likely before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 23.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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