Forecast Details for Fredericksburg, VA

Recent Locations: Fredericksburg, VA

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Showers, mainly after 2pm. High near 76. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 63. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 72. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 63. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then showers likely between 8am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 79. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday Night: Showers, mainly before 8pm. Low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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