Forecast Details for Mapleton, ND

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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. North wind 14 to 18 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 22 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 22 mph.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind 14 to 18 mph.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 20 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

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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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