Forecast Details for Esmont, VA

Recent Locations: Esmont, VA Woolwine, VA Oto, IA

Overnight: A slight chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: A chance of snow and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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