Forecast Details for Metaline, WA

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Today: Showers. High near 62. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Snow level 5400 feet lowering to 2700 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers. Snow level 2400 feet rising to 3400 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11pm and 2am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 2am. Snow level 3400 feet lowering to 2000 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: A slight chance of snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Snow level rising to 2700 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Snow level 3700 feet rising to 4900 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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