Forecast Details for Irvine, KY

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Today: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. High near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then scattered showers between 11pm and midnight. Low around 63. Light south southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Isolated showers between 4pm and 5pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 83. Light south southeast wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Thursday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South southwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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