Forecast Details for Slocum, RI

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Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers between 4am and 5am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly clear during the evening, then mostly cloudy overnight, with a low around 34. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 10am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 46. North wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. Light south wind.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 6 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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