Forecast Details for Zeeland, MI

Recent Locations: Zeeland, MI

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 16 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 58 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 22 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday Night: Showers, mainly after 2am. Low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: Showers. High near 64. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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