Forecast Details for Zapata, TX

Recent Locations: South Bend, NE Lawton, ND Zapata, TX

Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Light east southeast wind.

Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 96. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.

Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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