Forecast Details for Sterling Heights, MI

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Today: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. High near 59. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Rain and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of rain. Temperature rising to around 63 by 2am. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 61. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday Night: Rain, mainly after 2am. Low around 43. North wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 68. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of rain between 8pm and 2am. Low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Monday: A chance of rain after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: A chance of rain before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

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

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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