Forecast Details for Clifton, ID

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Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 34. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a chance of rain after 1pm. Snow level rising to 6200 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Snow level 5200 feet rising to 6600 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Light west northwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Snow level 6000 feet rising to 7200 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

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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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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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