Forecast Details for Essex, MD

Recent Locations: Essex, MD

Today: Rain with areas of drizzle before 8am, then rain between 8am and 2pm, then showers likely after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 66. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 78. 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 60. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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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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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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