Forecast Details for Virginia Beach, VA

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Tonight: Mostly clear, then becoming mostly cloudy toward daybreak, with a low around 26. North wind 9 to 13 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

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

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

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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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