Forecast Details for Wantagh, NY

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Current Alerts for Wantagh, NY: Coastal Flood Advisory Coastal Flood Statement

Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 55. South wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind around 7 mph becoming north after midnight.

Thursday: A chance of rain, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 66. East wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of rain. Low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of rain before 8am, then a chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

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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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