Forecast Details for Plymouth, MI

Recent Locations: Winchester Center, CT Avon, IN Plymouth, MI

Today: A chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 40. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: A slight chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then rain likely between 11am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. South southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Rain likely before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 11pm, then rain likely after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: Rain likely, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 71. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy.

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

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

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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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