Forecast Details for Gig Harbor, WA

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

Monday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

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 Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

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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