Forecast Details for Swanlake, ID

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as zero. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -1. North wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as zero. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. South southeast wind around 8 mph becoming east in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Snow level 5600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly after 11am. Snow level 5900 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Snow level 6400 feet lowering to 5800 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: Rain and snow likely. Snow level 5200 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: Rain and snow likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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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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