Forecast Details for Alba, MI

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Today: Patchy drizzle before 11am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a chance of rain showers between 11pm and 2am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely. High near 48. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday Night: Rain showers likely before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Monday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

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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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