Forecast Details for Clay, KY

Recent Locations: Glenside, PA Metter, GA Clay, KY

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southwest wind around 9 mph.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. High near 80. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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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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