Forecast Details for Cost, TX

Recent Locations: Mc Carran International Airport, NV Cost, TX

This Afternoon: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 107. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 107. Light south wind becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Light south wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south after midnight.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97.

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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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