Forecast Details for Orofino, ID

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Current Alerts for Orofino, ID: Air Quality Alert

Today: Areas of smoke. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. East wind around 6 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Tonight: Widespread smoke before midnight, then areas of smoke after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Areas of smoke before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Sunday: A chance of rain, mainly between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of rain, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Wednesday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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