Forecast Details for Truckee, CA

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Today: A slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy freezing fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10am. Snow level 8100 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10pm and 4am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Snow level 6900 feet lowering to 6100 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday: A slight chance of snow showers before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of rain showers after 1pm. Snow level 5900 feet rising to 6600 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 27.

Wednesday: A chance of rain showers after 10am, mixing with snow after 1pm. Snow level 6400 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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