Forecast Details for Springfield, NE

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Overnight: Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet. Cloudy, with a low around 29. East northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 7am, then a chance of snow showers between 7am and 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 43. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 40 by 9pm, then rising to around 47 during the remainder of the night. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 22 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 60. East wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 40. North northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 7 mph.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 68. East southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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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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