Forecast Details for Ranchester, WY

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Current Alerts for Ranchester, WY: Winter Storm Watch

Today: A chance of rain or freezing rain before 9am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Isolated showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 58. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday Night: Rain before midnight, then rain, possibly mixed with snow between midnight and 3am, then snow after 3am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 25. West northwest wind 14 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday: Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. High near 34. Northwest wind 22 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around 3 inches.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 6 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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