Forecast Details for Grand Rapids, MI

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Current Alerts for Grand Rapids, MI: Flood Watch

Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. High near 72. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Low around 60. West southwest wind around 7 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers. High near 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

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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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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