Forecast Details for Akron, OH

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Current Alerts for Akron, OH: Flood Advisory Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Low around 46. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers before 3pm, then rain after 3pm. High near 53. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain, mainly before 2am. Low around 46. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain likely after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A chance of rain, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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