Forecast Details for Monrovia, MD

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Current Alerts for Monrovia, MD: Winter Storm Warning Winter Weather Advisory

Today: Rain and snow. High near 36. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 8pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

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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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