Forecast Details for Bedford, WY

Recent Locations: Bedford, WY

This Afternoon: Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: Rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 32. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: Snow showers, mainly before 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 40. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Light northwest wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 68.

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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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