Forecast Details for Sterling Forest, NY

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Current Alerts for Sterling Forest, NY: Blizzard Warning

Tonight: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday Night: Snow showers likely between 1am and 4am, then snow likely after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 15. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday: Snow likely, mixing with rain after 10am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

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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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