Forecast Details for Westhope, ND

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Tonight: A slight chance of freezing rain before 3am, then a slight chance of snow between 3am and 4am, then a slight chance of rain after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 32. North wind around 8 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Windy, with a southeast wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 24 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a southwest wind 21 to 29 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southeast wind around 9 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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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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