Forecast Details for Swan Valley, ID

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Today: Showers, mainly after noon. Snow level 6200 feet rising to 7900 feet in the afternoon. High near 52. Southeast wind 10 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tonight: Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all snow after 5am. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 8000 feet lowering to 5500 feet after midnight . Low around 32. West southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: Snow showers. High near 38. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Snow level 8600 feet lowering to 8000 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Snow level 7700 feet rising to 8200 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

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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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