Forecast Details for Sun City, FL

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Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 104. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Sunday: Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 103. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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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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