Forecast Details for Sheridan, NY

Recent Locations: Houck, AZ Seneca Falls, NY Sheridan, NY

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 6 to 11 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 9 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 51. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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