Forecast Details for Green Mountain, NC

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Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a chance of showers between 3am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. High near 78. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

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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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