Forecast Details for Alliance, NE

Recent Locations: McPherson, KS Needham, IN Alliance, NE

This Afternoon: Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly between 9pm and 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Rain showers before 3am, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 32. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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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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