Forecast Details for Kayenta, AZ

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Current Alerts for Kayenta, AZ: Wind Advisory

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

Washington's Birthday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Monday Night: Rain showers after 11pm, mixing with snow after 5am. Low around 35. Breezy, with a south wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all snow after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a southwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

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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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