Forecast Details for Eagle River, AK

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Overnight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then scattered showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Scattered showers between 7am and 10am, then rain likely after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 60.

Thursday Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 45.

Friday: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 56.

Friday Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 44.

Saturday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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