Forecast Details for Miami International Airport, FL

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Current Alerts for Miami International Airport, FL: Special Weather Statement

Today: A slight chance of showers before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

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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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