Forecast Details for Potlatch, ID

Recent Locations: Pathfork, KY Harbor View, OH Potlatch, ID

Today: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 35. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 39.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Saturday: A chance of rain, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then rain likely after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Snow level 4800 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Snow level 4900 feet lowering to 4200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Snow level 3900 feet rising to 4600 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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