Forecast Details for Steptoe, WA

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind around 9 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 36. East wind around 11 mph.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Rain. High near 50. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: Rain. Low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday: Rain. High near 47. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a chance of snow between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: A chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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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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