Forecast Details for Newton Highlands, MA

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: A chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

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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 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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