Forecast Details for Rawlins, WY

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Current Alerts for Rawlins, WY: High Wind Watch

Today: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Steady temperature around 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday: Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain. Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Snow showers, mainly before midnight. Low around 23. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

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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