Forecast Details for WaKeeney, KS

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. East wind 10 to 13 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain or freezing rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers and sleet between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of sleet after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. East wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A slight chance of rain or freezing rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 54.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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