Forecast Details for Independence, MO

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Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Steady temperature around 59. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 75. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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