Forecast Details for Columbus, MS

Recent Locations: Columbus, MS

This Afternoon: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 105. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Thunderstorms likely before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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