Forecast Details for Kirkland, WA

Recent Locations: Kirkland, WA

Tonight: Rain. Low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Steady temperature around 54. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then rain, mainly after 8pm. Low around 46. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the morning.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the evening.

Monday: Rain, mainly before 11am. High near 60. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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