Forecast Details for San Carlos, AZ

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Current Alerts for San Carlos, AZ: Air Quality Alert

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 87. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 110. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 87. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 108. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 84. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 99. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 82. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 82. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 104. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

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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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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

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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