Forecast Details for Elkhart, KS

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Today: A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with an east wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south 18 to 23 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 22 mph becoming west after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 20 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

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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