Forecast Details for Prescott, AZ

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Current Alerts for Prescott, AZ: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 42. South wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Tonight: Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Low around 26. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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