Forecast Details for West Van Lear, KY

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Overnight: Isolated showers after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. High near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then isolated showers between midnight and 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Isolated showers after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Thursday Night: Isolated showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then showers after 2am. Low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Showers, mainly before 8am. High near 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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