Forecast Details for Falun, KS

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Current Alerts for Falun, KS: Flood Watch

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 62. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Friday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

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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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