Forecast Details for Vancouver, WA

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Tonight: A 10 percent chance of rain after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. Calm wind.

Saturday: Rain, mainly after 9am. High near 52. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 46. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain. High near 51. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 41. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday: Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Friday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.

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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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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

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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