Forecast Details for Ponderay, ID

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Tonight: Rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 42. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain. High near 45. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain, mainly before 10pm. Snow level 4400 feet lowering to 3500 feet after midnight . Low around 36. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then rain likely. Snow level 2400 feet rising to 3200 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 3500 feet lowering to 2800 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain. Snow level 2500 feet rising to 3300 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain likely. Snow level 3900 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: Rain likely, mainly before 4pm. Snow level 4300 feet rising to 5400 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Sunday: Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Rain and snow likely. Snow level 5700 feet lowering to 4300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Rain and snow likely. Snow level 2800 feet lowering to 2300 feet in the afternoon . Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: Snow likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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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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