Forecast Details for Zap, ND

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Current Alerts for Zap, ND: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 28. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Snow, mainly before 2pm. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. High near 34. Breezy, with a southeast wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Snow likely, mainly between noon and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Snow. High near 33. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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