Forecast Details for Baxter, KY

Recent Locations: Bartlesville, OK Baxter, KY

Today: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. High near 87. Heat index values as high as 96. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 72. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. High near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Low around 72. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. High near 89. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 11pm. Low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 94.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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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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