Forecast Details for Cottonwood, ID

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Overnight: A 20 percent chance of rain. Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light north northwest wind.

Tuesday: A chance of rain, mainly between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy smoke before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Patchy smoke after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then rain likely after midnight. Patchy smoke before 1am. Low around 54. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain likely before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then rain likely, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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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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