Forecast Details for Washington, DC

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This Afternoon: Isolated showers between 3pm and 5pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 5am, then scattered showers after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Scattered showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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