Forecast Details for Chapman, KS

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Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 53. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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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 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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