Forecast Details for Opal, WY

Recent Locations: Church Point, LA Metaline, WA Opal, WY

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers after noon, mixing with rain after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a light west northwest wind becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 49. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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