Forecast Details for Chincoteague Island, VA

Recent Locations: Oley, PA Chincoteague Island, VA

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. High near 69. Southeast wind 11 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 5am, then showers likely. Low around 63. Southeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Friday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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