Forecast Details for Tacoma, WA

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Tonight: Rain likely, mainly between 1am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 45. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Rain likely, mainly between 8am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Friday: Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 48.

Friday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Saturday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

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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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