Forecast Details for Sarasota, FL

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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 99. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between midnight and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Juneteenth: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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