Forecast Details for Clinton, MD

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Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then isolated showers after 2am. Patchy fog after 5am. Low around 61. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 6 to 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 9 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Showers, mainly after 8am. High near 72. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: Showers, mainly before 8pm. Low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

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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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