Forecast Details for Swanlake, ID

Recent Locations: Clarkston, MI Cherokee, AL Swanlake, ID

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Southeast wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Snow level 5800 feet rising to 7200 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Snow level 7800 feet. Cloudy, with a low around 36.

Sunday: Rain likely. Snow level 7700 feet. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Snow level 7900 feet lowering to 7300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 7000 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Snow level 7200 feet lowering to 6500 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6100 feet rising to 6900 feet in the afternoon. Sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Snow level 6300 feet rising to 7000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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