Forecast Details for Chesapeake, VA

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This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

Monday Night: A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: Showers likely, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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