Forecast Details for Virginia Beach, VA

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Overnight: Mostly clear early, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

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

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

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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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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

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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