Forecast Details for Mikado, MI

Recent Locations: Seal Beach, CA Shiprock, NM Mikado, MI

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind around 10 mph.

Thursday: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow before 9am, then rain or freezing rain between 9am and 10am, then rain after 10am. Some thunder is also possible. High near 56. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of rain. Low around 37. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Saturday: Rain, mainly after 8am. High near 57. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Monday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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