Forecast Details for Austin, AR

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Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast.

Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 61. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

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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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