Forecast Details for Lexington, KY

Recent Locations: Lexington, KY  
Tonight: Scattered showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Low around 58. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind around 8 mph.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 67.

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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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