Forecast Details for Spokane, WA

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Tonight: Rain, mainly before 1am. Low around 38. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday: Rain. Snow level 5100 feet lowering to 4100 feet in the afternoon . High near 47. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 3700 feet lowering to 3000 feet after midnight . Cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of rain before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. Snow level 2800 feet rising to 3500 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Snow level 3500 feet lowering to 2400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain. Snow level rising to 2700 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am. Snow level 1900 feet rising to 3100 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 3100 feet lowering to 2300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Snow level 1900 feet rising to 2600 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

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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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