Forecast Details for Shirley, AR

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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. High near 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 70. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

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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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