Forecast Details for Watford City, ND

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Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely before 4am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 15 to 18 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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