Forecast Details for Royal Oak, MI

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Tonight: A chance of rain before midnight, then a slight chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Rain and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain between 2pm and 3pm. High near 66. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature falling to near 58 by 10pm, then rising to around 64 during the remainder of the night. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of rain before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 2am, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then rain likely after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Rain likely, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 72. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of rain between 8pm and 2am. Low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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

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

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

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

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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