Forecast Details for Hoquiam, WA

Recent Locations: DeKalb, IL Tyndall, SD Hoquiam, WA

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then rain likely after 2am. Patchy fog. Steady temperature around 60. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 63. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

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

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

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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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