Forecast Details for Childs, MD

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Current Alerts for Childs, MD: Winter Storm Warning

Tonight: A chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain. High near 37. Light east wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 30. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Saturday: 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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