Forecast Details for Vancouver, WA

Recent Locations: Hampton, VA Alexandria, VA Vancouver, WA

Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Areas of fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 38. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday: Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. Calm wind.

Saturday: Rain, mainly after 10am. High near 54. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Rain. High near 53. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: Rain, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Monday: Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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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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