Forecast Details for Lexington, KY

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 14 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers, mainly between 8am and 2pm. High near 61. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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