Forecast Details for Alexandria, VA

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 33. North wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Light north wind.

Friday: A chance of snow after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A chance of snow before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 24. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Windy.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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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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