Forecast Details for Dresden, NY

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Current Alerts for Dresden, NY: Flood Watch

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.

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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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