Forecast Details for Eldorado, TX

Recent Locations: Russell, PA Granville, IA Eldorado, TX

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 61. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. High near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

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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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