Forecast Details for Benton, AR

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Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 59. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79.

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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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