Forecast Details for Mapleton, ND

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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. North wind 14 to 18 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 22 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 22 mph.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind 14 to 18 mph.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 20 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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