Forecast Details for Exeter, RI

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Tonight: Showers likely before 9pm, then a chance of rain between 9pm and 10pm. Areas of fog before 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 35. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 30. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 49. South wind 5 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind around 6 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the morning.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

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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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