Forecast Details for Rochester, MI

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Current Alerts for Rochester, MI: Special Weather Statement

This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 68. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 47. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light northwest wind.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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