Forecast Details for Richmond, KY

Recent Locations: Ramer, AL Levant, KS Richmond, KY

This Afternoon: Scattered showers before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then isolated showers. Low around 51. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

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

Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

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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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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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