Forecast Details for Anchorage, AK

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Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 67. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the morning.

Tonight: A chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Sprinkles with a chance of rain before 7am, then sprinkles between 7am and 4pm, then sprinkles with a chance of rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 63. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: Rain. High near 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 53. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday: Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 46.

Saturday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 49.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 59.

Sunday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 50.

Labor Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 60.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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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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