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 are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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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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