Forecast Details for Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, NC

Recent Locations: Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, NC  
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thanksgiving Day: Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

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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 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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