Forecast Details for Forest, IN

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Current Alerts for Forest, IN: Wind Advisory

Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 45 by 5am. East southeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then scattered showers between 2pm and 5pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then scattered showers after 2am. Low around 62. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Scattered showers before 8am, then a slight chance of rain between 8am and 2pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 62. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. High near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of rain between 8pm and 2am. Low around 37. West wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 6 to 11 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 56. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

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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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