Forecast Details for Napoleon, ND

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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 15 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Tonight: Rain and snow, possibly mixed with sleet before 2am, then rain and snow between 2am and 3am, then snow likely after 3am. Low around 26. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 21 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind 9 to 15 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 9 to 16 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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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