Forecast Details for Balta, ND

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with an east wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 4am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. East wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind around 11 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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