Forecast Details for Thorsby, AL

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Today: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of showers before 9am, then a slight chance of showers after 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 60. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

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

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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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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