Forecast Details for Abilene, KS

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Overnight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Showers likely before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

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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