Forecast Details for Kirkland, WA

Recent Locations: Kirkland, WA

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Monday Night: Rain, mainly before 4am. Low around 50. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Friday: A chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Friday Night: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

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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