Forecast Details for Glens Falls, NY

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 6. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday: Snow likely before 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.

Monday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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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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