Forecast Details for Hampton, VA

Recent Locations: Madison, WI Cary, NC Hampton, VA

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North wind around 8 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Sunday: Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Washington's Birthday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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