Forecast Details for New Hyde Park, NY

Recent Locations: New Hyde Park, NY

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers likely before 8am, then rain between 8am and 2pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 67. East wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then rain likely between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of drizzle after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers or drizzle before 8am, then a chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

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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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