Forecast Details for Franklin, ID

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Today: A 30 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Snow level 6500 feet rising to 8000 feet in the afternoon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: Rain showers likely before 4am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 8300 feet lowering to 5700 feet after midnight . Cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: Rain showers before 9am, then snow showers. High near 44. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Areas of fog between midnight and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Light west northwest wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

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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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