Forecast Details for Lee, MA

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Today: Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Saturday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 60. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

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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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