Forecast Details for Sonora, TX

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Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

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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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