Forecast Details for Lansing, MI

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Current Alerts for Lansing, MI: Flood Warning Flood Watch

Today: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 72. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 61. South southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 70. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers. High near 69. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Sunday: A chance of snow showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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