Forecast Details for Childs, MD

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Current Alerts for Childs, MD: Winter Storm Warning

Tonight: A chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain. High near 37. East wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 30. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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