Forecast Details for Zapata, TX

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This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 98. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. Light and variable wind.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 96. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 96. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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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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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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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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