Forecast Details for Sunshine, LA

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Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

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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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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

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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