Forecast Details for Paris, KY

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Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 10 to 13 mph.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind around 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

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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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