Forecast Details for Oxford, NC

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Current Alerts for Oxford, NC: Special Weather Statement

Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers, mainly before 10pm. Low around 29. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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