Forecast Details for Wright City, MO

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Tonight: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 72. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 61. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Tuesday: 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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