Forecast Details for Miami, FL

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Current Alerts for Miami, FL: Flood Watch

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 82. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 81. East wind around 9 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Sunny, with a high near 88.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 81.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 82.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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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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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

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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