Forecast Details for Lima, NY

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This Afternoon: A chance of showers, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of showers before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 3am, then showers after 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 46. Breezy, with a south wind 19 to 24 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: A chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 43 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 15 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday: A slight chance of snow showers before 9am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and 11am, then a chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. West wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow showers likely before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

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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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