Forecast Details for Crab Orchard, NE

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Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Rain showers likely before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 24 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a south wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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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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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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