Forecast Details for Franklin, ID

Recent Locations: Cub Run, KY Newberry, SC Franklin, ID

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Snow level 7900 feet lowering to 7200 feet after midnight . Low around 33. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Thursday: Rain showers before 9am, then rain and snow showers between 9am and 10am, then snow showers after 10am. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 6900 feet lowering to 4500 feet in the afternoon . High near 45. South wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 30.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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