Forecast Details for Alexander, AR

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Overnight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 68. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 73. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9pm. Low around 59. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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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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