Forecast Details for Needham, AL

Recent Locations: Needham, AL  
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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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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