Forecast Details for East Killingly, CT

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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