Forecast Details for Akutan, AK

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Today: Scattered rain and snow showers before 4pm, then scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then scattered rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Scattered rain and snow showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Rain likely before 10pm, then rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then rain after 1am. Low around 36. South wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Rain before 10pm, then rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Monday: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 4am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

Tuesday Night: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Wednesday: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 34.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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