Forecast Details for Kingsford, MI

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Current Alerts for Kingsford, MI: Winter Storm Warning

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain before 1pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 1pm and 2pm, then sleet after 2pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 34. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow likely before 9pm, then rain likely between 9pm and 4am, then a chance of rain and snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Rain likely before 10pm, then freezing rain between 10pm and 4am, then rain or freezing rain after 4am. Low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 45. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 39.

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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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