Forecast Details for Council, ID

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Tonight: Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the evening.

Sunday: Areas of smoke before 4pm. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Areas of smoke between midnight and 2am. Partly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming cloudy, with a low around 69. West northwest wind around 7 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.

Monday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 91.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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