Forecast Details for Sheffield Lake, OH

Recent Locations: Novelty, OH Hallsboro, NC Sheffield Lake, OH

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 10 to 14 mph.

Tonight: Snow likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: Snow. High near 36. West wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Snow. Low around 26. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Monday: Snow. High near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Monday Night: A slight chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: A chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

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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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