Forecast Details for Pinetop, AZ

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Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 11am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 8 mph.

Monday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Tuesday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 13 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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