Forecast Details for Prescott, AZ

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Current Alerts for Prescott, AZ: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: Snow showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday Night: Snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 28. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind 7 to 16 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Light south wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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