Forecast Details for Cicero, NY

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Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 79. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Low around 53. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 65. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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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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