Forecast Details for Dorrance, KS

Recent Locations: Coal City, IN Blytheville, AR Dorrance, KS

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 77.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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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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