Forecast Details for Beach, ND

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Current Alerts for Beach, ND: Red Flag Warning Wind Advisory

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Windy, with a southwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.

Thursday: Rain and snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain showers between noon and 5pm. Temperature falling to around 38 by noon. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: A chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Light northeast wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light north after midnight.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Light north wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

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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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