Forecast Details for Plattsburgh, NY

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Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light north wind.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm, then rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 36. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 45. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 55. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind around 9 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Northwest wind around 11 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 5 to 7 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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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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