Forecast Details for Swanlake, ID

Recent Locations: Lone Rock, IA Dexter, ME Swanlake, ID

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Snow level 7200 feet rising to 7800 feet after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Sunday: Rain likely, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 37. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Rain. Snow level 7600 feet lowering to 7000 feet. High near 50. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Snow level 7100 feet lowering to 6400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Snow level 6000 feet rising to 6600 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Wednesday: A chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain. Snow level 6500 feet rising to 7000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely before 2am, then rain and snow likely. Snow level 6900 feet lowering to 5300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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