Forecast Details for Idaho Falls, ID

Recent Locations: North Canton, CT Janesville, IA Idaho Falls, ID

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

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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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