Forecast Details for Traverse City, MI

Recent Locations: Gentry, AR Pinola, MS Traverse City, MI

Current Alerts for Traverse City, MI: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: A chance of freezing rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 9am. Some thunder is also possible. High near 45. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Temperature rising to around 56 by 2am. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Low around 35. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 54. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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