Forecast Details for Zap, ND

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Current Alerts for Zap, ND: Winter Storm Watch Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Patchy freezing rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Patchy freezing rain before 11am, then a slight chance of rain after 3pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 38. East wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 2am, then snow likely between 2am and 4am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 4am. Low around 25. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 31. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind 5 to 11 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a southeast wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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