Forecast Details for Charenton, LA

Recent Locations: Charenton, LA

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

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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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