Forecast Details for Carthage, TN

Recent Locations: Cherryville, NC Chapel Hill, NC Carthage, TN

This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. High near 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Patchy fog between 11pm and 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind.

Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 88.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 89.

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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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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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