Forecast Details for Sterling Heights, MI

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Today: A slight chance of rain between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 40. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A slight chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly between 7am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain before 11pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then rain likely after 2am. Low around 54. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall 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 75. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: Rain. High near 71. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: Rain, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Sunday: A chance of rain before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

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 45.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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