Forecast Details for Merritt Island, FL

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Current Alerts for Merritt Island, FL: Rip Current Statement

Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 81. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

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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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