Forecast Details for Sand Point, AK

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Today: A 10 percent chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tonight: Snow showers before 10pm, then rain and snow showers between 10pm and 1am, then snow showers likely after 1am. Low around 32. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday: Snow showers likely before 10am, then a slight chance of snow between 10am and 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night: Rain after 10pm. Low around 35. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday: Rain. High near 42. Southeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 36.
Monday: Cloudy, with a high near 44.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

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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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