Forecast Details for Dwale, KY

Recent Locations: Davenport, OK Meddybemps, ME Dwale, KY

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then isolated showers between midnight and 1am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Isolated showers after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Thursday Night: Isolated showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then showers likely after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

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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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