Forecast Details for Amidon, ND

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Current Alerts for Amidon, ND: High Wind Watch

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 10 to 16 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: Rain and snow likely before 8am, then rain likely between 8am and 3pm, then snow likely after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Very windy, with a southwest wind 18 to 28 mph becoming west 34 to 44 mph. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 38 mph decreasing to 14 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Friday: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 9 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Snow. High near 31. East wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 11. East wind around 16 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Monday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. South wind 8 to 11 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South wind 13 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

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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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