Forecast Details for Rio Verde, AZ

Recent Locations: Rio Verde, AZ

Today: Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

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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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