Forecast Details for Buckner, MO

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Today: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 57. East wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Temperature rising to around 62 by 4am. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. High near 72. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 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: A slight chance of showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 77. South wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

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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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