Forecast Details for Abilene, TX

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 59. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 73. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Washington's Birthday: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

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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