Forecast Details for Sterling Heights, MI

Recent Locations: Munith, MI Calcium, NY Sterling Heights, MI

Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 70. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then isolated showers between 3am and 4am. Low around 37. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 40. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain before 11pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then rain likely after 2am. Low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: Rain likely before 8am, then a chance of rain after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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