Forecast Details for Columbia, MD

Recent Locations: Grainfield, KS Rehoboth, MA Columbia, MD

This Afternoon: A chance of rain, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 28. Light and variable wind.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Light southeast wind.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

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

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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