Forecast Details for Spotsylvania, VA

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Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Showers, mainly after 8am. High near 74. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: Showers before 8pm. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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