Forecast Details for South Colby, WA

Recent Locations: South Colby, WA

Tonight: Rain, mainly before 1am. Steady temperature around 47. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday: Rain likely after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 50. South wind around 7 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain. Low around 44. East northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain. High near 49. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Christmas Day: Rain. High near 45. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Thursday: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48.

Thursday Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 43.

Friday: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49.

Friday Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.

Saturday Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42.

Sunday: Rain. Cloudy, 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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