Forecast Details for Springfield, NE

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Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 46. East southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of drizzle. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 44. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 60. East wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 40. North northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 7 mph.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 68. East southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

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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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