Forecast Details for Grand Forks, ND

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind.

Thursday: Showers, mainly after 10am. High near 53. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Scattered showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 8 to 11 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East southeast wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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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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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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