Forecast Details for Grand Rapids, MI

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Overnight: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Thursday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 34.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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