Forecast Details for Norfolk, VA

Recent Locations: Norfolk, VA

Overnight: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight.

Sunday: A chance of rain, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 2am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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