Forecast Details for Colfax, IN

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Current Alerts for Colfax, IN: Special Weather Statement

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 55. North northwest wind around 6 mph.

Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

Washington's Birthday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain before 10am, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

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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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