Forecast Details for Kensal, ND

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Current Alerts for Kensal, ND: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow, mainly before 2am. Patchy blowing snow between 8pm and 9pm. Low around 27. East wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 32. East wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Northeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Snow, mainly after 1pm. High near 32. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 27. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. North wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind around 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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