Forecast Details for Lutz, FL

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Current Alerts for Lutz, FL: Special Weather Statement

Today: A slight chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 1am and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 62. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 9 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 86.

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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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