Forecast Details for Lake Wales, FL

Recent Locations: Lake Station, IN Galena, MD Lake Wales, FL

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 83. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 64. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 73. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Windy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy.

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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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