Forecast Details for Institute, WV

Recent Locations: Great Lakes, IL Paris, KY Institute, WV

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a slight chance of rain between 10am and 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 31.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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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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