Forecast Details for Lafayette, IN

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Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 74. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Low around 54. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 76. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

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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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