Forecast Details for Reno, NV

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Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 10 percent chance of rain before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain after 10am. Snow level 7600 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain. Snow level 7300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Monday: A chance of rain. Snow level 6700 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain. Snow level 6700 feet. Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

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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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