Forecast Details for Shell, WY

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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west southwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday Night: Rain showers likely before 3am, then scattered rain and snow showers between 3am and 5am, then scattered snow showers after 5am. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 18 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Isolated snow showers before noon. Sunny, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Monday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

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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