Forecast Details for Athens, LA

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Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10am and 4pm. High near 78. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Labor Day: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

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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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