Forecast Details for Scottsdale, AZ

Recent Locations: Scottsdale, AZ  
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Saturday: Patchy blowing dust after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 81. Windy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then showers likely. High near 64. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

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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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