Forecast Details for Townsend, DE

Recent Locations: Lily Dale, NY Providence, RI Townsend, DE

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Showers, mainly after 8am. High near 71. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Showers, mainly before 8pm. Low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

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

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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