Forecast Details for Mapleton, ND

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Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 29. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow likely before 5pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 30. North northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow. High near 35. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 10 to 17 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 16 to 18 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 22 to 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. North wind 13 to 16 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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