Forecast Details for Nikolski, AK

Recent Locations: Deer Park, CA Ben Lomond, CA Nikolski, AK

Today: Rain. High near 55. South wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tonight: Rain likely before 1am, then scattered showers between 1am and 4am, then rain likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Rain likely before 10am, then scattered showers after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 47.

Tuesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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