Forecast Details for Burton, WA

Recent Locations: Burton, WA

Overnight: A chance of rain before 4am, then a slight chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 47. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 43. North northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain. High near 53. East northeast wind 11 to 18 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain. Low around 44. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain. High near 48. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Monday: Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

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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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