Forecast Details for Picabo, ID

Recent Locations: Saint Cloud, MN Elko, GA Picabo, ID

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph becoming south 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain after midnight. Snow level 9400 feet lowering to 7500 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 13 to 20 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Wednesday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 6100 feet. High near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 6000 feet lowering to 5300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Snow level 5100 feet rising to 6200 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain before midnight, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6300 feet lowering to 5000 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: A chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain, mixing with snow after 9pm, then gradually ending. Snow level 5500 feet lowering to 4900 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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