Forecast Details for Gilford, NH

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Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday: Rain. High near 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain. Low around 37. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain and snow likely before 9am, then a chance of rain between 9am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 41. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 33.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

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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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