Forecast Details for Cottonwood, ID

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Current Alerts for Cottonwood, ID: Air Quality Alert

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of rain after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then rain likely, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of rain before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of rain, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Friday: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

Friday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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