Forecast Details for District Heights, MD

Recent Locations: District Heights, MD

This Afternoon: Cloudy, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Low around 64. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. West wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 79. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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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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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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