Forecast Details for Columbus, OH

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Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. East wind 5 to 9 mph.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. High near 78. Southeast wind 10 to 18 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Low around 63. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 53. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 68. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

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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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