Forecast Details for Atlanta, GA

Recent Locations: Atlanta, GA

Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 66. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 64. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Low around 57. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 69. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 62. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 74. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 75. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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