Forecast Details for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI

Recent Locations: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI  
Today: Sunny, with a high near 55. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 36. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday: Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy.
Sunday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Monday: Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.
Monday Night: Showers likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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