Forecast Details for Frankfort, IN

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Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 47. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then showers between 8am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 52. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 61. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Showers likely before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: A 10 percent chance of rain before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday: A 10 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

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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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