Forecast Details for Prescott, AZ

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 34. South wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

Washington's Birthday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Monday Night: Rain showers before 4am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. Low around 32. South wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 3am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Snow showers likely before 2pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 2pm and 3pm, then snow showers likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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