Forecast Details for Afton, WY

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Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then isolated showers after 5am. Areas of smoke after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Areas of smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Areas of smoke before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east southeast. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 77. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 48. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 69. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Low around 44. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 77.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 78.

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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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