Forecast Details for Prudhoe Bay, AK

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Today: Snow likely before 1pm, then rain. Patchy fog after 1pm. High near 35. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 7pm. Patchy fog. Low around 33. Northeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. High near 36. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 7am, then a slight chance of snow between 7am and 10am, then a slight chance of rain after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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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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