Forecast Details for Wilmington, DE

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Today: A slight chance of showers before 8am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 53. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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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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