Forecast Details for Murphy, NC

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Overnight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 59. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind.
Tuesday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83.

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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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