Forecast Details for Pikesville, MD

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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Isolated showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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