Forecast Details for WaKeeney, KS

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. East wind 10 to 13 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain or freezing rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers and sleet between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of sleet after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. East wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A slight chance of rain or freezing rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 54.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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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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