Forecast Details for Fort Defiance, AZ

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Current Alerts for Fort Defiance, AZ: Wind Advisory

Today: Showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers after 3pm. High near 57. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming west 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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