Forecast Details for New Brighton, PA

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Current Alerts for New Brighton, PA: Special Weather Statement

This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southwest wind around 16 mph.

Tonight: Showers, mainly between midnight and 3am. Low around 47. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. East wind around 6 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Friday Night: Showers likely after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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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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