Forecast Details for McCleary, WA

Recent Locations: Captain Cook, HI Dunlo, PA McCleary, WA

Washington's Birthday: Rain and snow showers, mainly before 5pm. High near 42. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Rain and snow showers, mainly before 5am. Steady temperature around 32. South southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then rain showers likely between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Wind chill values between 25 and 35. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain and snow showers likely before 1pm, then rain showers likely between 1pm and 4pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers after 4pm. High near 44. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. Low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Snow showers likely before 1pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Friday: Snow showers likely before 10am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.

Friday Night: Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Saturday: Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Sunday: Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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