Forecast Details for Rochester, MI

Recent Locations: Galloway, WI Folsomville, IN Rochester, MI

Tonight: A slight chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Thursday: Rain and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain between 2pm and 3pm. High near 65. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to around 62 by 4am. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of rain before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain before 2am, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then rain likely after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 70. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of rain between 8pm and 2am. Low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.

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

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

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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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