Forecast Details for Ellendale, ND

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Current Alerts for Ellendale, ND: Wind Advisory

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 47. Windy, with a west wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 7 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Monday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy.

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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.

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