Forecast Details for Phoenix Zoo, AZ

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Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 110. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 89. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 109. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 88. North wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 108. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 88. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 107. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 84. West wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 100. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 81. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 96. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 81. West wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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