Forecast Details for Cummings, KS

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This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 55. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Temperature falling to near 53 by 8pm, then rising to around 60 during the remainder of the night. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 24 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 74. South wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 31.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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