Forecast Details for Empire, MI

Recent Locations: Empire, MI  
This Afternoon: Scattered showers, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 55. East wind around 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night: A chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

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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 Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

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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