Forecast Details for Tampa, KS

Recent Locations: Norfork, AR Slater, IA Tampa, KS

Overnight: Clear, with a low around 39. South southwest wind around 7 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. East northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: A chance of freezing rain before 9am, then rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a slight chance of freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 44.

Monday Night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: Showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds