Forecast Details for Lancaster, KS

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Current Alerts for Lancaster, KS: Flood Advisory

Overnight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 50. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 74. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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