Forecast Details for Charleston, MO

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Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Low around 54. South wind around 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of showers. Temperature falling to around 57 by 5pm. South wind 13 to 16 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light west southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

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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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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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