Forecast Details for Idaho Falls, ID

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Today: Areas of smoke after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Tonight: Areas of smoke between midnight and 5am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east after midnight.

Monday: A chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then showers likely between 9pm and midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 70. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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