Forecast Details for Lansing, MI

Recent Locations: Lansing, MI  
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 2pm, then rain likely after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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