Forecast Details for Cook, NE

Recent Locations: New Harbor, ME Wilson, OK Cook, NE

Today: Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 52. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 45. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain and thunderstorms likely before noon, then a slight chance of rain between noon and 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west northwest 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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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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