Forecast Details for Danvers, MA

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Today: Snow, possibly mixing with rain after noon, then gradually ending. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 37. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of snow before 1am, then a chance of rain between 1am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 9 to 14 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West wind around 6 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. South wind around 6 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

Monday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. North wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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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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