Forecast Details for Norfolk, NE

Recent Locations: Norfolk, NE

Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 67. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 54. Windy, with a southeast wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 74. Windy, with a southeast wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 22 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

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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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