Forecast Details for Mapleton, ND

Recent Locations: Stapleton, AL Emden, IL Mapleton, ND

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 29. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow likely before 5pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 30. North northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow. High near 35. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 10 to 17 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 16 to 18 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 22 to 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. North wind 13 to 16 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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