Forecast Details for Goochland, VA

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday: Rain, mainly after 1pm. High near 55. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

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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