Forecast Details for Oriental, NC

Recent Locations: Oriental, NC

Overnight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. Low around 75. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Independence Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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