Forecast Details for Charlevoix, MI

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Current Alerts for Charlevoix, MI: Winter Storm Watch

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind around 15 mph.

Thursday: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 11am, then rain and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 11am and noon, then rain after noon. Some thunder is also possible. High near 40. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Low around 38. Southeast wind around 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 48. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

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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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