Forecast Details for Thornton, KY

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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind around 6 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 5am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Low around 53. South wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Low around 57. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 70. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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