Forecast Details for Bradenton Beach, FL

Recent Locations: Bradenton Beach, FL

Overnight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 86. East wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 10pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. West northwest wind around 9 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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