Forecast Details for Cherokee, NC

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Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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