Forecast Details for Lansing, MI

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This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 40. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 11pm, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. High near 67. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. South southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Showers likely before 8am, then a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 67. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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