Forecast Details for Yacolt, WA

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Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Areas of frost before 9am. Snow level 1500 feet rising to 2100 feet in the afternoon. High near 47. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Snow level 1600 feet. Low around 33. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 10am. Snow level 1700 feet rising to 3000 feet in the afternoon. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Patchy frost after 2am. Snow level 3300 feet lowering to 2400 feet after midnight . Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 35. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Sunday: Rain likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

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

Monday Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

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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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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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