Forecast Details for Battle Ground, WA

Recent Locations: Babson Park, MA Denver, IN Battle Ground, WA

This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. High near 51. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then rain likely. Snow level 2900 feet lowering to 1900 feet after midnight . Low around 37. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Rain likely before 4pm. Snow level 2100 feet rising to 3200 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Patchy fog before 7am. Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind.

Friday Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 36.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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