Forecast Details for District Heights, MD

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Overnight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Light south wind.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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