Forecast Details for Gibsonton, FL

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This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 9pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. West southwest wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. East northeast wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

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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