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Slight chance

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SLIGHT CHANCE: In probability of precipitation statements, usually equivalent to a 20 percent chance.

 


Slight Chance A National Weather Service precipitation descriptor for a 20 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01"). When the precipitation is convective in nature, the term widely scattered is used. See Precipitation Probability (PoP).

Christmas Eve: Slight chance of snow for the evening with highs cold in the 20s, lows in the teens.
Christmas Day: Snow possible throughout the day and into the evening hours. Highs in the upper 20s to low 30s. Lows in the 20s.

Sling Psychrometer- A psychrometer in which the wet and dry bulb thermometers are mounted upon a frame connected to a handle. The psychrometer may be whirled by hand in order to provided the necessary ventilation.

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See also: Winter, Weather, Temperature, Statement, Watch