Forecast Details for Riley, KS

Recent Locations: Rodeo, NM Paramount, CA Riley, KS

Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.

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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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