Forecast Details for Ponderay, ID

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Today: A 10 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Snow level 4200 feet rising to 6100 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tonight: Rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 42. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain. High near 45. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain, mainly before 10pm. Snow level 4500 feet lowering to 3600 feet after midnight . Low around 38. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Snow level 3200 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Snow level 3400 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Snow level 2700 feet rising to 3500 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 3800 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Saturday: Rain likely, mainly before 4pm. Snow level 4100 feet rising to 5300 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 5300 feet lowering to 4600 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: Rain and snow likely. Snow level 3400 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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