Forecast Details for Holcomb, KS

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Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind 10 to 18 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

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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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