Forecast Details for Rolla, KS

Recent Locations: Rolla, KS

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 22 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 13 to 18 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind 9 to 14 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Very windy. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Very windy.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Windy.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 43.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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