Forecast Details for Erie, PA

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Current Alerts for Erie, PA: Extreme Cold Warning Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: A chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow, mainly before 1pm, then snow showers likely after 1pm. High near 27. South wind around 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow between 8pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -22. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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