Forecast Details for Goochland, VA

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Tonight: Rain, mainly before 10pm, then a chance of drizzle after 1am. Patchy fog before 7pm, then patchy fog after 2am. Low around 44. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: A chance of rain, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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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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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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