Forecast Details for Durham, NC

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 73. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain between 11pm and 2am. Low around 30. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

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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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